1. Associate ownership or authorship with
   "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare";
   - impute, ascribe, assign
    
2. Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
   "The biologist attributed the mushroom to the proper class";
   - assign

1. An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
   "Kindness is one of her most admirable attributes"
    
2. A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
   "self-confidence is not an endearing attribute";
   - property, dimension

Derived forms: attributed, attributes, attributing

Type of: abstract entity, abstraction, concept, conception, construct, evaluate, judge, pass judgment

Encyclopedia: Attribute