Attribute — Defs

01 v. t. To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as bel…

imp. & p. p. Attributed; p. pr. & vb. n. Attributing

1.
To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to).
“We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it.” — Abp. Tillotson.

“The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer.” — Shak.

Syn. See Ascribe.

02 n. That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary prope…

1.
That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.
“But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . . It is an attribute to God himself.” — Shak.
2.
Reputation.[Poetic]
3.
A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.(Paint. & Sculp.)
4.
Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.(Gram.)