misascribe
English
Etymology
mis- + ascribe
Verb
misascribe (third-person singular simple present misascribes, present participle misascribing, simple past and past participle misascribed)
- (transitive) To ascribe wrongly.
- Some people misascribe the works of Shakespeare to other writers.
Related terms
- misascription
References
- misascribe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.