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   Attribute , 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.
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   Syn. -- See Ascribe.
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   Attribute , n. [L. attributum.]
   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.
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   Reputation. [Poetic]
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   (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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   (Gram.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.
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