#1 attribute v. [impute, ascribe, assign] attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats". wn
#2 attribute n. [property, dimension] a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property". wn
#3 attribute n. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity. wn
#4 attribute v. [assign] decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class". wn
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