attritu

a. Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Errors . . . attributable to carelessness. J. D. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

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). [ 1913 Webster ]

We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it. Abp. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Ascribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .
It is an attribute to God himself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reputation. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Paint. & Sculp.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Gram.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. attributio: cf. F. attribution. ] 1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is ascribed or attributed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. attributif. ] Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]

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). [ 1913 Webster ]

We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it. Abp. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Ascribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .
It is an attribute to God himself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reputation. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Paint. & Sculp.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Gram.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. attributio: cf. F. attribution. ] 1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is ascribed or attributed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. attributif. ] Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]