ascribe vs subscribe :

ascribe or subscribe

If you agree with a theory or belief, you subscribe to it, just as you subscribe to a magazine.Ascribe is a very different word. If you ascribe a belief to someone, you are attributing the belief to that person, perhaps wrongly.

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Definitions
  ascribe
  • v  attribute or credit to
  subscribe
  • v  offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
    The broker subscribed 500 shares
  • v  mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
  • v  adopt as a belief
    I subscribe to your view on abortion
  • v  pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
  • v  receive or obtain regularly
News & Articles
  ascribe
  • Google Is Taking A Stand Against Child Porn
    There are conflicting accounts about the origins of Google's de facto motto. Some say that Paul Buchheit, creator of Gmail, came up with it at a meeting about "corporate values" in 2000. Others ascribe the phrase to Amit Patel, a Google engineer, a year earlier.
    June 17, 2013 - Business Insider
  • Google Is Taking A Stand Against Child Porn
    There are conflicting accounts about the origins of Google's de facto motto. Some say that Paul Buchheit, creator of Gmail, came up with it at a meeting about "corporate values" in 2000. Others ascribe the phrase to Amit Patel, a Google engineer, a year earlier.
    June 17, 2013 - Business Insider
  subscribe