ATTRIBUTE
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At*trib"ute (ăt"trĭ*b&ū;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attributed; p. pr. & vb. n. Attributing.] [L. attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad + tribuere to bestow. See Tribute.] To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to).
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We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it.
Abp. Tillotson.
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The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer.
Shak.
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Syn. -- See Ascribe.
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At"tri*bute (&unr_;), n. [L. attributum.] 1. That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.
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But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .
It is an attribute to God himself.
Shak.
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2. Reputation. [Poetic] Shak.
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3. (Paint. & Sculp.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
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4. (Gram.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.
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