ATTRIBUTE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

    Hypernyms(s) attribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

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    • self-confidence is not an endearing property

    Hypernyms(s) attribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ATTRIBUTE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • attribute or credit to

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

    Hypernyms(s) attribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

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    • The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class

    Hypernyms(s) attribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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