† attribuev.
Obsolete.
To attribute v.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > attribution or assignment of cause > assign to a cause [verb (transitive)]
titleOE
aretc1340
witena1375
witnea1375
reta1382
depute1382
wite1382
seta1387
layc1425
expoundc1430
imputec1480
attribue1481
assign1489
reckon1526
attribute1530
count1535
allot?1556
draw1578
object1613
prefer1628
entitle1629
implya1641
to score (something) on1645
intitule1651
put1722
to put down1723
charge1737
own1740
place1802
to set down1822
affiliate1823
1481 tr. Cicero De Senectute (Caxton) sig. b2v Hit must be attribued & remitted vn to the grekyssh bookis & langage.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. lxxxvijv/2 To attrybue it to the mercy of god.
1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. vi. sig. Aviiv To the seygnourye of a [= one] Cyte he attrybued & gate so many other.
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