attribute
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
self-confidence is not an endearing property
Types & categories
- conception hypernym
- lineament hyponym
- feature hyponym
- feature of speech hyponym
Sense 2 verb
attribute or credit to
We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
Types & categories
- pass judgment hypernym
- impute hyponym
- sensualize hyponym
- credit hyponym
- reattribute hyponym
- anthropomorphize hyponym
- personate hyponym
- credit hyponym
- blame hyponym
- externalize hyponym
- internalize hyponym
Related & opposite
- attribution derivation
- imputation derivation
- attributable derivation
- ascribable derivation
- impute verb group
Sense 3 noun
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
Types & categories
- abstract entity hypernym
- state hyponym
- shape hyponym
- time hyponym
- space hyponym
- human nature hyponym
- trait hyponym
- character hyponym
- thing hyponym
- common denominator hyponym
- personality hyponym
- cheerfulness hyponym
- uncheerfulness hyponym
- ballast hyponym
- ethos hyponym
- eidos hyponym
- quality hyponym
- property hyponym
- heritage hyponym
- depth hyponym
Sense 4 verb
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
Types & categories
- pass judgment hypernym
- classify hyponym
Related & opposite
- assigning derivation
- attribution derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | conception |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lineament |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | feature |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | feature of speech |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | attribution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | imputation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | attributable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ascribable |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | impute |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass judgment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | impute |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensualize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | credit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reattribute |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | anthropomorphize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | personate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | credit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blame |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | externalize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | internalize |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | abstract entity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | state |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shape |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | time |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | space |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | human nature |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | trait |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | character |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | common denominator |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | personality |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheerfulness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | uncheerfulness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ballast |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ethos |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | eidos |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | quality |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | property |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | heritage |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | depth |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | assigning |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | attribution |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass judgment |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | classify |