əˈskɹaɪb əˈsaɪn ˈætɹɪbjuːt ˈætɹɪ̈ˌbjut ˈætɹɪbjuːt ˈætɹɪ̈ˌbjut daɪˈmɛnʃən dɪˈmɛnʃən ɪmˈpjuːt ˈpɹɒ.pə.ti ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.ti an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity attribute or credit to We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare People impute great cleverness to cats decide as to where something belongs in a scheme The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished self-confidence is not an endearing property