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English noun: attribute | |||
| 1. | attribute (cognition) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | ||
| Samples | Self-confidence is not an endearing property. | ||
| Synonyms | dimension, property | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | character, characteristic, feature, feature, feature of speech, lineament, quality | ||
| 2. | attribute an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstract entity, abstraction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ballast, character, cheer, cheerfulness, common denominator, depth, eidos, ethos, form, heritage, human nature, infinite, inheritance, personality, property, quality, shape, space, state, sunniness, sunshine, thing, time, trait, uncheerfulness | ||
English verb: attribute | |||
| 1. | attribute (cognition) attribute or credit to | ||
| Samples | We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare. People impute great cleverness to cats. | ||
| Synonyms | ascribe, assign, impute | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accredit, anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize, blame, carnalize, charge, credit, credit, externalise, externalize, impute, interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize, personate, personify, project, reattribute, sensualize | ||
| Verb group | impute | ||
| 2. | attribute (cognition) decide as to where something belongs in a scheme | ||
| Samples | The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class. | ||
| Synonyms | assign | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | classify, relegate | ||
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