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Attribute

At-trib'ūte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ATTRIBUTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ATTRIBUTING.] [Lat. attribuere, attributum, from ad and tribuere, to bestow; Fr. attribuer, Pr. & Sp. attribuir, It. attribuire.] To attach, in contemplation or as due; to impute; to assign; to ascribe; to consider as belonging.

We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it. Tillotson.

Synonyms—See ASCRIBE.

Ăt'tri-būte, n.

noun

(119), n. [Lat. attributum.] 1. That which is attributed; that which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic. But mercy is above this sceptered sway; It is an attribute to God himself. Shak.

(Paint. & Sculp.) A symbol of office or character added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
(Gram.) Quality, &c., denoted by an attributive.