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sb/sth
*To believe that something is the result of a
particular situation, event, or person’s actions: Her teachers attributed her
learning difficulties to emotional problems.
*To believe or say that a situation or event is
caused by something: The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is
generally attributed to improvements in diet.
*(attribute
sth to someone) To believe or say that something was written, said, painted
etc. by a particular person: Marcello’s work was at first attributed to his
brother Benedetto. # Quotes attributed to him have been taken out of context.
*If people in general attribute a particular
statement, painting, piece of music etc. to someone, they believe that person
said it, painted it, etc.: A saying usually attributed to Confucius.
*To say or think that something is the result
or work of something or someone else: The doctors have attributed the cause of
the illness to an unknown virus. # To what do you attribute this delay? # Most
experts have attributed the drawing to Michelangelo.
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