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- [verb uh-trib-yoot; noun a-truh-byoot]
- /verb əˈtrɪb yut; noun ˈæ trəˌbyut/
- /ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
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- [verb uh-trib-yoot; noun a-truh-byoot]
- /verb əˈtrɪb yut; noun ˈæ trəˌbyut/
Definitions of attribute word
- verb attribute If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation. 3
- verb attribute If you attribute a particular quality or feature to someone or something, you think that they have got it. 3
- verb attribute If a piece of writing, a work of art, or a remark is attributed to someone, people say that they wrote it, created it, or said it. 3
- countable noun attribute An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has. 3
- verb attribute to regard as belonging (to), produced (by), or resulting (from); ascribe (to) 3
- noun attribute a property, quality, or feature belonging to or representative of a person or thing 3
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Origin of attribute
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin attribūtus allotted, assigned, imputed to (past participle of attribuere), equivalent to at- at- + tribū- (stem of tribuere to assign (to tribes), classify, ascribe; see tribe) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Attribute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
attribute popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
attribute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for attribute
verb attribute
- trace — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
noun attribute
- quality — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
- property — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- trait — a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature: bad traits of character.
- feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
Antonyms for attribute
verb attribute
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
noun attribute
- misattribute — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
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