attribute as in attribute or credit to

• "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"
• "People impute great cleverness to cats"

Synonyms

• imputeattribute or credit to; attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
• ascribeattribute or credit to
• assigngive an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) ; give out; attribute or credit to; select something or someone for a specific purpose; attribute or give; make undue claims to having ; transfer one's right to ; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

attribute as in decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

• "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

Synonyms

• assigngive an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) ; give out; attribute or credit to; select something or someone for a specific purpose; attribute or give; make undue claims to having ; transfer one's right to ; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

attribute as in a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

• "self-confidence is not an endearing property"

Synonyms

• propertysomething owned; a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; any area set aside for a particular purpose; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
• dimensionindicate the dimensions on; shape or form to required dimensions ; the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) ; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space ; magnitude or extent

attribute as in an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity