■ verb ə'trɪbju:t ( ~ something to ) regard something as belonging to or being caused by.
■ noun 'atrɪbju:t
1》 a quality or feature regarded as characteristic or inherent.
2》 a material object recognized as representative of a person, status, or office.
Derivatives
attributable ə'trɪbjʊtəb(ə)l adjective
attribution noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as attribution ): the noun from OFr. attribut ; the verb from L. attribut- 'allotted': both from attribuere , from ad- 'to' + tribuere 'assign'.