to be ascribable to sth

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• ascribe — as|cribe [əˈskraıb] v ascribe to / [ascribe sth to sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: ascrivre, from Latin ascribere, from ad to + scribere to write ] 1.) to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ascribe — verb ascribe sth to sb/sth phrasal verb (T) formal 1 to believe that something happens or exists because of someone or something else: The melody is ascribed to Bach. | They ascribe the country s difficulties to the last government s policies. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English