1. the action of regarding something as being caused by or belonging to someone or something
2. a statement crediting someone as the author or creator of something

Examples

• The ascription of the painting to Picasso was later proven incorrect.
• His ascription of blame to external factors seemed unfair.
• The manuscript bears an ascription to an unknown medieval author.
• The ascription of human emotions to animals is called anthropomorphism.
• Scholars debated the ascription of the anonymous poem to Shakespeare.
• The ascription of success to hard work alone ignores other factors.