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atribuir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ascribe verb To say that something is caused by a particular thing.
  • assign verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  • attribute noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.

Senses

atribuir is used for these senses in English:

  • ascribe (transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.
  • assign (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
  • assign (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
  • assign (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
  • attribute (transitive) To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
  • chalk up to (transitive, idiomatic) To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
  • set (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.

ascribe — full definition

  1. verb To say that something is caused by a particular thing.
  2. verb To say who created a particular work of art or writing.
  3. verb To accept or agree with an idea or belief.

assign — full definition

  1. verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  2. verb To transfer property, a right, or a value to someone or something else.
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