Attribute
11attribute to — attribute (something) to (someone) to say that someone else was responsible for creating something. Any quotation included in your writing has to be attributed to the person who originally wrote it. Usage notes: usually said about a piece of… …
12attribute to — attribute (something) to (something) to say that one thing is the result of something else. The company attributed its decline to some bad investments …
13attribute — 01. Many children [attribute] the success of professional athletes to some magical talent, without realizing all the hard work and discipline that is required. 02. Karen [attributed] the failure of her marriage to her husband s inability to… …
14attribute — attributable, adj. attributer, attributor, n. v. /euh trib yooht/; n. /a treuh byooht /, v., attributed, attributing, n. v.t. 1. to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually fol. by to): She… …
15attribute — at•trib•ute v. [[t]əˈtrɪb yut[/t]] n. [[t]ˈæ trəˌbyut[/t]] v. ut•ed, ut•ing, n. 1) to regard as resulting from a specified cause: She attributes his bad temper to ill health[/ex] 2) to consider as a quality or characteristic of the person, thing …
16attribute — attributes, attributing, attributed (The verb is pronounced [[t]ətrɪ̱bjuːt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]æ̱trɪbjuːt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation. [V …
17Attribute — The word attribute can refer to:* In philosophy, property, an abstraction of a characteristic of an entity or substance * In art, an object that identifies a figure, most commonly referring to objects held by saints see emblem * In social… …
18attribute — at|tri|bute1 [əˈtrıbju:t US bjət] v attribute to / [attribute sth to sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of attribuere, from ad to + tribuere; TRIBUTE] 1.) to believe or say that a situation or event is caused by… …
19attribute — {{11}}attribute (n.) quality ascribed to someone, late 14c., from L. attributum anything attributed, neut. of attributus (see ATTRIBUTE (Cf. attribute) (v.)). Distinguished from the verb by pronunciation. {{12}}attribute (v.) late 14c., assign,… …
20attribute — I UK [əˈtrɪbjuːt] / US [əˈtrɪˌbjut] verb Word forms attribute : present tense I/you/we/they attribute he/she/it attributes present participle attributing past tense attributed past participle attributed ** Phrasal verbs: attribute to II UK… …
