ascribing

Meanings

• Verb

  To attribute or assign a quality, action, or cause to something or someone.

• Verb

  To ascribe something to someone as their responsibility or origin.

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Synonyms

attribute , impute

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Variants

List of all variants of ascribing that leads to same result
ascribable , ascribe , ascribed , ascribes , ascribing

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'ascribere', which means 'to write up' or 'to record'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'ascribing' is often used in legal contexts to refer to the process of attributing blame or responsibility.

2. The word 'ascribing' contains the word 'scribe', which is derived from the Latin word 'scribere', meaning 'to write'

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Related Concepts

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1. Attribution: The process of recognizing, identifying, or assigning qualities, actions, or causes to something or someone.

2. Attribution theory: A psychological theory that explains how people attribute causes to events or behaviors.

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Culture

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In literature, 'ascribing' is often used to describe the process of attributing motives or characteristics to characters. In philosophy, it is used to discuss the problem of attributing moral responsibility.

How to Memorize "ascribing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself writing down or assigning a quality or action to something or someone.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ascribing' with the idea of assigning or attributing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'A is for Assigning, S is for Scribing, C is for Contributing, R is for Recording, I is for Identifying, B is for Being'

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