'attribute' definitions:
Definition of 'attribute'
(from WordNet)
noun
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: property, attribute, dimension]
noun
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
verb
Attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute]
verb
Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: assign, attribute]
Synonyms of 'attribute'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account for,
- accredit,
- accredit with,
- accrete to,
- acknowledge,
- affection,
- apply,
- apply to,
- appositive,
- aroma,
- ascribe,
- ascribe to,
- assign,
- assign to,
- attach,
- attach to,
- attribute to,
- attributive,
- badge,
- blame,
- blame for,
- blame on,
- brand,
- bring home to,
- cachet,
- calendar,
- cast,
- character,
- characteristic,
- charge,
- charge on,
- charge to,
- chronologize,
- complement,
- confess,
- configuration,
- connect with,
- construction modifier,
- credit,
- credit with,
- cut,
- cutting,
- date,
- deep structure,
- differentia,
- differential,
- direct object,
- distinctive feature,
- earmark,
- emblem,
- fasten upon,
- father upon,
- feature,
- figure,
- filler,
- fix on,
- fix upon,
- flavor,
- form-function unit,
- function,
- give,
- gust,
- hallmark,
- hang on,
- IC analysis,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- immediate constituent analysis,
- impress,
- impression,
- impute,
- impute to,
- index,
- indirect object,
- individualism,
- keynote,
- lay,
- lay to,
- levels,
- lineaments,
- mannerism,
- mark,
- marking,
- modifier,
- mold,
- nature,
- object,
- odor,
- particularity,
- peculiarity,
- phrase structure,
- pin on,
- pinpoint,
- place,
- place upon,
- point to,
- predicate,
- property,
- put,
- qualifier,
- quality,
- quirk,
- ranks,
- refer,
- refer to,
- saddle on,
- saddle with,
- savor,
- seal,
- set down to,
- settle upon,
- shallow structure,
- shape,
- singularity,
- slot,
- slot and filler,
- smack,
- specialty,
- stamp,
- strata,
- structure,
- subject,
- surface structure,
- syntactic analysis,
- syntactic structure,
- syntactics,
- syntax,
- tagmeme,
- taint,
- tang,
- taste,
- token,
- trace to,
- trait,
- trick,
- underlying structure,
- virtue,
- word arrangement,
- word order