ATTRIBUTE


Meaning of ATTRIBUTE in English

v. & n.

--v.tr. (usu. foll. by to)

1. regard as belonging or appropriate to (a poem attributed to Shakespeare).

2 ascribe to; regard as the effect of a stated cause (the delays were attributed to the heavy traffic).

--n.

1. a a quality ascribed to a person or thing. b a characteristic quality.

2 a material object recognized as appropriate to a person, office, or status (a large car is an attribute of seniority).

3 Gram. an attributive adjective or noun.

Derivatives:

attributable adj. attribution n.

Etymology: ME f. L attribuere attribut- (as AD-, tribuere assign): (n.) f. OF attribut or L attributum

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.