2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.
Syn. — To Ascribe, Attribute, Impute. Attribute denotes, 1. To refer some quality or attribute to a being; as, to attribute power to God. 2. To refer something to its cause or source; as, to attribute a backward spring to icebergs off the coast. Ascribe is used equally in both these senses, but involves a different image. To impute usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in general literature, has commonly a bad sense; as, to impute unworthy motives. The theological sense of impute is not here taken into view. More than good-will to me attribute naught. Spenser. Ascribes his gettings to his parts and merit. Pope. And fairly quit him of the imputed blame. Spenser.
ASCRIPT
As"cript, a.
Defn: See Adscript. [Obs.]
ASCRIPTION
As*crip"tion, n. Etym: [L. ascriptio, fr. ascribere. See Ascribe.]
Defn: The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.
ASCRIPTITIOUS
As`crip*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. ascriptitius, fr. ascribere.]
1. Ascribed.
2. Added; additional. [Obs.] An ascriptitious and supernumerary God. Farindon.
ASCUS
As"cus, n.; pl. Asci. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)