ascribable

Meanings

• assigning or attributing a quality, character, or function to something or someone.

  - "He ascribes great importance to education."
  - "The symptoms of the disease were ascribable to a deficiency in vitamin C."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ascribable
assignable , describable , prescribable , scribable

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Homophones

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1. ambiguous
   

2. assassin
   

3. assent
   

4. assess
   

5. asset
   

6. astonish
   

7. asunder
   

8. atone
   

9. attain
   

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Variants

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ascribable , ascribe , ascribed , ascribes , ascribing

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Forms

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The word 'ascribable' can take various forms depending on the context in which it is used. For example, it can be used as a verb, as in 'The symptoms of the disease were ascribable to a deficiency in vitamin C.'. It can also be used as an adjective, as in 'The disease was ascribable to a deficiency in vitamin C.' or 'The doctor attributed the symptoms to a disease that was ascribable to a deficiency in vitamin C.'. In addition, the word 'ascribable' can also be used as a noun, as in 'The doctor's ascribable was a list of diseases that could be attributed to various causes.'.

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Etymology

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The word 'ascribable' comes from the Latin word 'scribo', which means 'I write'. The prefix 'ascrib-' is derived from the verb 'ascribe', which means 'to attribute, assign, or ascribe a quality, character, or function to something or someone'.

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Related Concepts

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1. attribution: The act or process of attributing, assigning, or ascribing a quality, character, or function to something or someone.

2. attributive: Relating to or serving to attribute, assign, or ascribe a quality, character, or function to something or someone.

3. ascribability: The degree or extent to which something or someone can be attributed, assigned, or ascribed a quality, character, or function.

4. imputation: The act or process of imputing, attributing, assigning, or ascribing a quality, character, or function to something or someone based on evidence or logical reasoning.

5. misattribution: The act or process of misattributing, incorrectly attributing, assigning, or ascribing a quality, character, or function to something or someone based on erroneous or insufficient evidence.

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Culture

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In various cultures, the concept of ascribing or attributing qualities, characters, or functions to something or someone has been used in different ways. For example, in ancient Greece, the concept of 'kairos' was used, which referred to the right or opportune moment to do something or to say something. In Hinduism, the concept of 'karma' is used, which refers to the law of cause and effect, whereby every action or thought has an inherent consequence, which will manifest in due course.

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