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Type Words
Synonyms dimension, property
Type of conception, construct, concept
Has types feature, feature of speech, character, characteristic, quality, lineament
Type Words
Synonyms assign
Type of judge, evaluate, pass judgment
Has types classify, relegate
Derivation attribution
Type Words
Synonyms ascribe, assign, impute
Type of evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Has types blame, carnalize, charge, credit, externalise, externalize, sensualize, anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize, internalize, personate, personify, project, reattribute, accredit, impute, interiorise, interiorize, internalise
Verb group impute
Derivation attributable


We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare.
Type Words
Type of abstract entity, abstraction
Has types infinite, inheritance, personality, quality, shape, space, state, sunniness, sunshine, thing, time, trait, uncheerfulness, property, ballast, character, cheer, cheerfulness, common denominator, depth, eidos, ethos, form, heritage, human nature

Examples of attribute

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The brothers attribute their success to variety and a willingness to experiment.
From the bloomberg.com
Law enforcement officials attribute the increase in part to the souring economy.
From the washingtonpost.com
Some attribute the surge to marathoners who're looking for longer-distance runs.
From the thenewstribune.com
Officials attribute much of the decline in deaths to the increased use of MRAPs.
From the washingtontimes.com
Scientists attribute the slip to natural variation and an unusually cold winter.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The team attribute the shaping of the nebula to the pre-existing red giant wind.
From the sciencedaily.com
To forgive maybe an attribute of God but man was created after the image of God.
From the forbes.com
His chief attribute was the forward prod, making excellent use of his long legs.
From the independent.co.uk
I wish people would not attribute that to me, because I simply don't believe it.
From the scienceblogs.com
More examples
  • Impute: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
  • Property: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
  • An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  • Assign: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
  • In computing, an attribute is a specification that defines a property of an object, element, or file. It may also refer to or set the specific value for a given instance of such.
  • An attribute grammar is a formal way to define attributes for the productions of a formal grammar, associating these attributes to values. The evaluation occurs in the nodes of the abstract syntax tree, when the language is processed by some parser or compiler.
  • In network management, an attribute is a property of a managed object that has a value.
  • An attribute is a piece of data (a "statistic") that describes to what extent a fictional character in a role-playing game possesses a specific natural, in-born characteristic common to all characters in the game. That piece of data is usually an abstract number or, in some cases, a set of dice...
  • A characteristic or quality of a thing; A word that qualifies a noun; The applicable option selection; a variable or a value; That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident; A semantic item with which a method, etc. ...