Antonyms for attribute
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb uh-trib-yoot; noun a-truh-byoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈtrɪb yut; noun ˈæ trəˌbyut |
Definition of attribute
Origin :- late 14c., "assign, bestow," from Latin attributus, past participle of attribuere "assign to, add, bestow;" figuratively "to attribute, ascribe, impute," from ad- "to" + tribuere "assign, give, bestow" (see tribute). Related: Attributed; attributing.
- noun feature
- verb ascribe, assign to source
- He was very irreligious, and entirely wanting in every attribute of a Christian.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- I can only attribute it to the love interest associated with the beggar.
- Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
- Hence, to attribute the support solely to the surface area is erroneous.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- The human soul is an attribute of God, as is everything else; it is an attribute of God in His power.
- Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
- But, to my shame and confusion, I must say, that I know too well to what to attribute his transports.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- For to ascribe an attribute, is to conceive or think of such attribute.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- And to what mishap do you attribute Mademoiselle's so unceremonious departure?
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- Dr. Johnson was accustomed to attribute his success to confidence in his own powers.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- I confess I do not rank such self-denial as you attribute to him so highly as you do.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- The reader may attribute to them such weight as he thinks fit.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
Synonyms for attribute
- account for
- accredit
- apply
- aspect
- associate
- blame
- character
- characteristic
- charge
- connect
- credit
- facet
- fix upon
- hang on
- hold responsible
- idiosyncrasy
- impute
- indication
- lay
- mark
- note
- particularity
- peculiarity
- pin on
- point
- property
- quality
- quirk
- refer
- reference
- sign
- speciality
- symbol
- trace
- trait
- virtue
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