attribute
verb (used with object)
to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed byto ).
attributed
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past participleof attribute.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof attribute.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
attributeverb (used with object)to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed byto ).
Example Sentences
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Immunotherapies such as Keytruda and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo have substantially reduced the number of deaths attributed to melanoma since being approved over a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
She attributed this to having "largely resulted from precautionary measures taken to protect systems while security updates and mitigations are applied".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja attributed the move to “managing our capital deployment efficiently,” on the company’s earnings call.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company attributed the increase in part to pricing actions, as well as continued demand across key end markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
A dramatic one-year spike in test scores might initially be attributed to a good teacher; but with a dramatic fall to follow, there’s a strong likelihood that the spike was brought about by artificial means.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
