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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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