v.
/
əˈtrɪbjuːt/
(
attribute something to)
regard something as belonging to or being caused by.
n.
/
ˈatrɪbjuːt/
- a quality or feature regarded as characteristic or inherent.
- a material object recognized as representative of a person, status, or office.
Derivative
- attributable
/əˈtrɪbjʊtəb(ə)l/
adj. - attribution n.
Etymology
C15 (earlier (ME) as attribution): the noun from OFr. attribut; the verb from L. attribut- ‘allotted’: both from attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.