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attribute

Definition for attribute

noun as in feature

verb as in ascribe, assign to source

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Example Sentences

We attribute his successes or failures to the presence or lack of some special sauce that he does or does not possess.

Sure, Nancy has the fish-out-of-water thing going on, but that attribute often defines Piper.

On the other hand, he has retained an attribute reminiscent of the other ex-fundies.

We attribute no special merit to a man for having served when all were serving.

Military officials attribute the rise, to programs that have encouraged more victims to come forward and report their assaults.

The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.

This I attribute to the potash being in a little more caustic condition than when recrystallised with iodine.

They attribute this in part to the excellence of their soil and partly to the abundance of birds and yellow jackets.

At first geologists were disposed to attribute all the phenomena of mountain-folding to the progressive cooling of the earth.

To attribute to Douglas lack of 'strength of purpose' is to miss the whole significance of his career.

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On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to attribute, such as: aspect, characteristic, facet, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, and quality.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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