SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
attribute
verb
To regard something as caused by or belonging to someone or something.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
RELATED FORMS, ONE FEATURED ENTRY
The attribute family
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attributionnoun
The assignment of a work, action, cause, or quality to a particular source.
Assignment to a source
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Related expressions
The attribution of the unsigned painting remained uncertain after the initial review.
The attribution of a community mural to its lead artist overlooked the assistants who had painted several of its most distinctive sections.
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See attribute in use
The curator could not attribute the unsigned sketch to a particular artist.
Noor did not want anyone to attribute motives to her without asking.
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