Ascription Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Ascription has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

assigning some quality or character to a person or thing

"the attribution of language to birds"

"the ascription to me of honors I had not earned"

attribution ascription

assigning to a cause or source

"the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"

"he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"

attribution ascription

The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.

Example Sentences

"the attribution of language to birds" noun

"the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" noun

"the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath" noun

"he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" noun