how to pronounce ascribe

/əˈskɹaɪb/

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ascribe is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ascribe in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… hundred thousand people ascribe to me …”

meanings of ascribe

verb:

To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
To believe in or agree with; subscribe.
To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.

ascribe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ascribe occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ascribe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ascribe can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) people, society, and culture;