at·trib·ute ( -tr b y t)tr.v. at·trib·ut·ed, at·trib·ut·ing, at·trib·utes 1. To relate to a particular cause or source; ascribe: attributed their failure to a lack of preparation. 2. To regard as the work of a specified agent, place, or time: attributed the painting to Titian; attributed the vase to 18th-century Japan. n. at·tri·bute (  tr-byt )1. A quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone or something. 2. An object associated with and serving to identify a character, personage, or office: Lightning bolts are an attribute of Zeus. 3. Grammar A word or phrase syntactically subordinate to another word or phrase that it modifies; for example, my sister's and brown in my sister's brown dog. [Latin attribuere, attrib  t- : ad-, ad- + tribuere, to allot; see tribute.]at·trib ut·a·ble adj.at·trib ut·er, at·tribu·tor n.Synonyms: attribute, ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer These verbs mean to consider as resulting from or belonging to a person or thing. Attribute and ascribe, often interchangeable, have the widest application: The historian discovered a new symphony attributed to Mozart. The museum displayed an invention ascribed to the 15th century. Impute is often used in laying guilt or fault to another: "We usually ascribe good; but impute evil" (Samuel Johnson). Credit frequently applies to an accomplishment or virtue: "Some excellent remarks were made on immortality, but mainly borrowed from and credited to Plato" (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.) Assign and refer are often used to classify or categorize: Program music as a genre is usually assigned to the Romantic period. "A person thus prepared will be able to refer any particular history he takes up to its proper place in universal history" (Joseph Priestley). See Also Synonyms at quality. |
attribute
Verb
[-uting, -uted]
attribute to to regard as belonging to or produced by: a play attributed to William Shakespeare
Noun
a quality or feature representative of a person or thing [Latin attribuere to associate with]
attributable adj
attribution n
attribution n
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| Noun | 1. | attribute - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances lineament, character, quality - a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" feature of speech, feature - (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind |
| 2. | attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity abstract entity, abstraction - a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past infinite, space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" human nature - the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature" trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature character - (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes thing - any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..." common denominator - an attribute that is common to all members of a category personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" cheerfulness, sunniness, cheer, sunshine - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" uncheerfulness - not conducive to cheer or good spirits ballast - an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings ethos - (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos" eidos - (anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" heritage, inheritance - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" depth - the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense; "the depth of his breathing"; "the depth of his sighs," "the depth of his emotion" | |
| Verb | 1. | attribute - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness" impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness" carnalize, sensualize - ascribe to an origin in sensation credit - give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs" reattribute - attribute to another source anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize - ascribe human features to something personate, personify - attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" blame, charge - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize - incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief" |
| 2. | attribute - decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
attribute
verb 1. ascribe, apply, credit, blame, refer, trace, assign, charge, allocate, put down, set down, allot, impute
noun 2. quality, point, mark, sign, note, feature, property, character, element, aspect, symbol, characteristic, indication, distinction, virtue, trait, hallmark, facet, quirk, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy
Translations
attribute n [ˈætrɪbjuːt]
vt [əˈtrɪbjuːt]
n → Eigenschaft f
vt to attribute sth to (cause) → etw zurückführen auf +acc;
(poem, painting) → etw zuschreiben +dat;
v attribute [əˈtribjut]
1 to think of as being written, made etc by The play is attributed to Shakespeare. toeskryf يَنْسُب إلى приписвам přisuzovat tillægge; tilskrive zuschreiben αποδίδω atribuir omistama نسبت دادن؛ منتسب کردن به arvella jonkun tekemäksi attribuer (à) לְיַחֵס @@@לְייַחֵס$$$ श्रेय देना pripisati tulajdonít dianggap dibuat (oleh) eigna attribuire ～のものとする 출처를 ...의 것으로 추정하다 priskirti piedēvēt dianggap toeschrijven tillegge, tilskrive przypisywać atribuir a atribui приписывать prisúdiť, pripísať pripisovati (komu) pripisati tiilskriva, tillerkänna ถือว่าเป็นของ mal etmek, tarafından yaratıldığını düşünmek 認為...是某人所寫/為 приписувати منسوب کرنا gán cho là 认为...是某人所写［为］
2 to think of as being caused by He attributed his illness to the cold weather. toeskryf يعزو (السَبَب) отдавам přisuzovat tilskrive; forklare med zurückführen (auf) αποδίδω, αιτιολογώ atribuir, acusar (millegi) arvele panema وابسته دانستن lukea jonkin syyksi, lukea jonkin ansioksi attribuer (à) לְיַחֵס @@@לְייַחֵס$$$ उत्तरदायी ठहराना pripisivati tulajdonít dianggap disebabkan (oleh) rekja til attribuire ～に帰する ...의 탓으로 돌리다 (pa)aiškinti, (pa)teisinti attiecināt disebabkan toeschrijven gi skylden for, forklare med przypisywać atribuir a pune pe seama относить за счёт pripísať pripisovati (čemu) smatrati nešto posledicom nečega tillskriva น่าจะมาจาก ...den kaynaklandığını düşünmek 把...歸因於 відносити باعث قرار دینا qui cho là 把...归因于
[ˈatribjuːt] n
a quality that is a particular part of a person or thing Intelligence is not one of his attributes. eienskap صِفَة ، نَعْت характеристика (charakteristický) rys, vlastnost egenskab; karaktertræk; træk die Eigenschaft χαρακτηριστικό (γνώρισμα) atributo omadus خصلت؛ خصوصیت ominaisuus attribut תְכוּנָה गुण odlika (jellemző) tulajdonság sifat eiginleiki attributo 特質 속성, 특질 savybė, požymis īpašība; raksturīga pazīme sifat eigenschap egenskap, kvalitet przymiot, cecha charakterystyczna atributo însuşire характерная черта (povahová) črta, vlastnosť lastnost osobina attribut, kännetecken คุณลักษณะ; คุณสมบัติ özellik, nitelik 品質 властивість خوبی ، خصوصیت đặc tính 品质
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