To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author.
To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.
Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. Joseph Campbell
Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. Napoleon Bonaparte
I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision. Howard Schultz
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own. James M. Barrie
No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
ascribe in German is beimessen, zuschreiben
ascribe in Italian is attribuire
ascribe in Norwegian is tilskrive
ascribe in Spanish is atribuir
ascribe in Swedish is tillskriva
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