ascribe (something) to
idiom
formal
: to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with (something or someone) : assign, credit, or blame
They ascribed his illness to chemicals in his brain.
The author ascribes the economy's success to the current government.
She ascribes no importance to having lots of money.
These poems are usually ascribed to Homer.
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Some conservative Christian stay-at-home moms homeschool their children, and some don’t, Du Mez noted, while some Mormon families may ascribe to tradwife-style values but hold very different religious beliefs from evangelicals or Catholics.
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Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
The show’s casting made sure to not ascribe to just one type of beauty.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
In The Panhandler Project, DeGenevieve further challenges audiences to see her subjects as men with their own agency, capable of existing outside the protectionist frameworks that well-meaning liberals ascribe to the unhoused.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump, clearly, does not ascribe to this view, and would like nothing more than to use his power to deflect any accountability away from himself.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
The show’s casting made sure to not ascribe to just one type of beauty.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
In The Panhandler Project, DeGenevieve further challenges audiences to see her subjects as men with their own agency, capable of existing outside the protectionist frameworks that well-meaning liberals ascribe to the unhoused.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump, clearly, does not ascribe to this view, and would like nothing more than to use his power to deflect any accountability away from himself.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Ascribe (something) to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascribe%20%28something%29%20to. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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