attribute

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attribute Definition

• (n) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
• (n) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
• (v) attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
• (v) decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

attribute Synonyms

• ascribe
• assign
• attribute
• dimension
• impute
• property