attribute
Nouns
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(n) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- self-confidence is not an endearing property
- (n) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
Verbs
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(v) attribute or credit to
- We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
- People impute great cleverness to cats
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(v) decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class