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Word: Attribute
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈtrɪbjuːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
regard something as being caused by
Short Definition:regard as caused by
Examples:- he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director
- his resignation was attributed to stress
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