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attributor Definition


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attribute
verb
    attributed, attributing
    1. To think of it as being written, made, said, or caused by them or it; to ascribe it to them or it.
      Example: attributed the accident to human error
      Thesaurus: credit, ascribe, accredit, impute, charge, blame, assign.
      Form: attribute something to someone (always)
      Form: attribute something to something
noun
    1. A quality, characteristic, feature, etc, usually one that has positive or favourable connotations.
      Example: One of her great attributes is her sharp wit
      Thesaurus: characteristic, property, quality, trait, feature, mark, sign, condition.
Derivative: attributable
adj
    Derivative: attribution
    noun
      Derivative: attributor
      noun
        Etymology: 15c: from Latin attribuere, from tribuere to bestow.



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