ascribe sth to sb
formal — phrasal verb with ascribe /əˈskraɪb/ verbDefinition
› to believe that something was said, written, or created by a particular person: After years of research, scholars have finally ascribed this anonymous play to Christopher Marlowe.IdentifyingBelieving
(Definition of ascribe sth to sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- biometric adjective
- colour-coded adjective
- discriminate verb (SEE A DIFFERENCE)
- distinguish verb
- distinguishing adjective
- dog tag noun
- ID noun
- ID verb
- identifiable adjective
- identification noun
- identify verb
- identity card noun
- paper noun (DOCUMENT)
- passport noun
- pick sb/sth out phrasal verb (RECOGNIZE)
- separate/sort out the sheep from the goats idiom
- tag verb (SMALL PART)
- tell sth/sb apart phrasal verb
- tell verb (KNOW)
- traceable adjective
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