Attribute means something rather similar to "pay tribute". So, for example, an award winner who pays tribute to an inspiring professor is, in a sense, attributing her success to the professor. Though if you …

To regard (a work, for example) as belonging to or produced by a specified agent, place, or time: attributed the painting to Titian; attributed the vase to 18th-century Japan.

to consider as a quality or characteristic of the person, thing, group, etc., indicated. He attributed intelligence to his colleagues. to consider as made by the one indicated, especially with strong …

If a piece of writing, a work of art, or a remark is attributed to someone, people say that they wrote it, created it, or said it.

attribute something to something to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck. The power failure was attributed to the recent …

ATTRIBUTE meaning: 1. a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: 2. a quality or characteristic that…. Learn more.

Attributed means to regard something as being caused by someone or something. In a more specific context, it often refers to the act of assigning credit or responsibility for a particular outcome or …