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attribute

noun (n)

  • a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    dimension, property
    source: wordnet30
  • an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity(noun.tops)
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • attribute or credit to(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare.
    Synonym:
    ascribe, assign, impute
    source: wordnet30
  • decide as to where something belongs in a scheme(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    assign
    source: wordnet30
  • To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to).(verb)
    source: webster1913
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