different between escribe vs ascribe

English

Etymology

From Latin e (“out, out of”) + scribere (“to write”).

Verb

escribe (third-person singular simple present escribes, present participle escribing, simple past and past participle escribed)

1. (transitive, geometry) To draw outside of; used to designate a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the other two sides produced.

Translations

Anagrams

• becries

Asturian

Verb

escribe

1. third-person singular present indicative of escribir

Spanish

Verb

escribe

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of escribir.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of escribir.

English

Etymology

From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin ?scr?bere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- +? scribe.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??sk?a?b/

Verb

ascribe (third-person singular simple present ascribes, present participle ascribing, simple past and past participle ascribed)

1. (transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
2. (transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.
3. (nonstandard, with to) To believe in or agree with; subscribe.

Synonyms

• attribute
• impute

Derived terms

• ascribable

Related terms

• ascription
• ascriptive

Translations

Anagrams

• Brescia, carbies, caribes

Latin

Verb

?scr?be

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ?scr?b?