attribute

noun1 of 2

a quality or characteristic that someone or something has (e.g., size or color)

• “It's not fair to attribute your failure to your parents.”Tatoeba
• “The decrease in crime can be attributed to several factors.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.