attribute

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished (Freq. 2)
- self-confidence is not an endearing property
• Syn:
property, dimension
• Hypernyms:
concept, conception, construct
• Hyponyms:
quality, character, lineament, feature, characteristic, feature of speech
2. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
abstraction, abstract entity
• Hyponyms:
state, shape, form, time, space,
infinite, human nature, trait, character, thing, common denominator,
personality, cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine, uncheerfulness,
ballast, ethos, eidos, quality, property, inheritance,
heritage, depth

II - verb

1. attribute or credit to (Freq. 16)
- We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
- People impute great cleverness to cats
• Syn:
impute, ascribe, assign
• Derivationally related forms:
attributable, ascribable (for: ascribe), ascription (for: ascribe), imputation (for: impute)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
impute, sensualize, carnalize, credit, reattribute,
anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise, personify, personate, accredit, blame,
charge, project, externalize, externalise, internalize, internalise,
interiorize, interiorise
• Verb Group:
impute
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
• Syn:
assign
• Derivationally related forms:
attribution, assignment (for: assign)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
relegate, classify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  property, dimension, assign, impute, ascribe