attributesomethingtosomeone
phrasal verbwithattributeverbuk/əˈtrɪb.juːt/us/əˈtrɪb.juːt/
tothinkthat someone or something has aparticularqualityorfeature:
I wouldn'tdreamof attributing such alackofjudgmentto you.
- Theyshowednotraceof thearrogancethat is often attributed to them.
- What wasparticularlydamagingwas the way he attributedpersonalitycharacteristicsto the differentracesofpeopleheidentified.
- We should be verycarefulbefore attributinghostileintenttootherswithout goodreason.
Analysing and evaluating
- adjudication
- analysable
- analyse
- analyser
- enquiry
- gauge
- go through
- have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretable
- probe
- reinterpretation
- reinvestigate
- reinvestigation
- research
- risk assessment
- scratch
- the acid test
- vet