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misascribe

misascribe verb: to ascribe wrongly.

Verb

misascribe (third-person singular simple present misascribes, present participle misascribing, simple past and past participle misascribed)

  1. (transitive) To ascribe wrongly.
    • Some people misascribe the works of Shakespeare to other writers.
    Synonyms:
    misattribute

Synonyms of misascribe

Forms of misascribe

third-person singular presentmisascribes
present participlemisascribing
past participlemisascribed
pastmisascribed

Origin of misascribe

From mis- + ascribe.

Questions about misascribe

What does misascribe mean?
Misascribe means to ascribe wrongly.
What part of speech is misascribe?
Misascribe is a verb.
What is the past tense of misascribe?
The past tense of misascribe is misascribed.

Words near misascribe in the dictionary

  1. misarticulating
  2. misarticulation
  3. misarticulations
  4. Misas
  5. misascertainment
  6. misascribe
  7. misascribed
  8. misascribes
  9. misascribing
  10. misascription
  11. misascriptions

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