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.

attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

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