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ascrivere

to ascribe; to attribute

verb ah-SKREE-veh-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin ascribere ('to add in writing'), from ad- + scribere ('to write').

Also means

to enroll

Usage Note

Ascrivere is a formal verb used to attribute something to a cause or person: ascrivere un merito a qualcuno (to credit someone with an achievement). In bureaucratic Italian it also means to register or enrol someone (ascrivere a un albo). It is conjugated like scrivere and takes avere as its auxiliary. The past participle is ascritto.

Examples

"Il successo viene ascritto alla sua dedizione."

Natural Translation

The success is attributed to his dedication.

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