attribute
a truh byooht
- n a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- n an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- v attribute or credit to
We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare - v decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- Alber, 45, does not attribute any grandiose meaning to clothes: the transformation a woman feels when she puts on one of his dresses should originate in her rather than the cloth.
- But she added, "I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.
- In fact, they are more likely to attribute it to individual causes like a lack of hard work--77% did so, compared with 62% of whites.