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Attribute \At"tri*bute\, 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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Attribute \At*trib"ute\ ([a^]t"tr[i^]*b[=u]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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