verb
attribute
To regard something as caused or produced by a particular person or thing.
She attributes the team's success to careful preparation and mutual trust.
Etymology
Latin ad- and tribuere express assigning something to someone. Attributing a result assigns its cause or authorship to a particular person or thing.
More examples
- The museum attributed the painting to a local artist.
- Doctors are still attributing the symptoms to several possible causes.
- Do not attribute every mistake to lack of effort.
Forms
attribute · attributes · attributed · attributing
attribution noun — The identification of a source or cause.