If something is ~ to an event, situation, or person, it is likely that it was caused by that event, situation or person.
10,000 deaths a year from chronic lung disease are ~ to smoking...
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n
If something is ~ to an event, situation, or person, it is likely that it was caused by that event, situation or person.
10,000 deaths a year from chronic lung disease are ~ to smoking...
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012