All 5 Uses of
ascribe
in
The Fountainhead
- When we gaze at the magnificence of an ancient monument and ascribe its achievement to one man, we are guilty of spiritual embezzlement.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Too often, isolated manifestations of anomaly can be mistaken for a broad popular movement, and one should be careful not to ascribe to them a significance they do not deserve.†
Chpt 3.6
- I would stand and say: I am Gail Wynand, the man who has committed every crime except the foremost one: that of ascribing futility to the wonderful fact of existence and seeking justification beyond myself.†
Chpt 4.5
- The New Frontiers said something about regrettable excesses, but ascribed them to "spontaneous outbursts of justifiable popular anger."†
Chpt 4.15
- Mr. Keating, will you state under oath whether you designed the project ascribed to you, known as Cortlandt Homes?†
Chpt 4.18
Definition:
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(ascribe) attribute or credit to