ascribes

Verb

ascribe (third-person singular simple present ascribes, present participle ascribing, simple past and past participle ascribed)

1. (transitive) To regard as arising from a specified cause or source.
   • One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them.

   Synonyms:

   accredit, attribute, impute

2. (transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.
   • It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.

   Synonyms:

   attribute

3. (nonstandard) To believe in or agree with; to subscribe.
   • A survey of the literature reveals that many who have commented on the signaling of animals ascribe to the view that all of their communicative signals are manifestations of emotion or affect.1997, James A. Russell, José Miguel Fernández-Dols, The Psychology of Facial Expression, →ISBN, page 133