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1. Attribute or credit to
   "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"
   - impute, ascribe, assign
    
2. Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
   - assign

1. A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
   - property, dimension
    
2. An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

Derived forms: attributed, attributing, attributes

See also: attributable, attribution

Type of: abstract entity, abstraction, concept, conception, construct, evaluate, judge, pass judgment

Encyclopedia: Attribute