Failure is 'ascribed to' something or someone.
Ascribe is a transitive verb, (i.e. it must be followed by a direct object) and is usually followed by the preposition to, as in 'attributed to', 'imputed to.'
Example sentence.
"He ascribes his good health to a balanced diet, plenty of exercise, and a good night's sleep."
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Sam didn't ascribe to the old way of doing things, believing instead that new ideas were vital if a business was going to evolve. Ascribe is a verb.
The word 'ascribe' is a verb meaning to believe something is the cause of something else; to believe that something is a typical quality of someone or something.Example sentence:We should not ascribe our failures to others before considering our own contribution.
Scientists ascribe the flu out-break to a previously unknown virus.
Ascribe is a verb. The meaning of the word ascribe is to attribute to a specific cause or source. Or to asign a feeling i.e. Mary was quick to ascribe envy to her friends.
The verb 'ascribe' means "credit (to)" or "attribute (to)."Examples:The creation of the Latin alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.We could ascribe the misunderstanding to a bad translation.
Martha wants credit for the recipe: please ascribe it to her when you write it down.
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Your best attribute is your hair..........or something like that:)