Attribute
Attribute verb - To explain (something) as being the result of something else.
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Synonyms for Attribute
Cite and attribute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cite" instead a verb "Attribute".
Common collocations
| power | attribute power | cite power |
| work | attribute work | cite work |
| performance | attribute performance | cite performance |
| popularity | attribute popularity | cite popularity |
| Other words: nature, fact, verses. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Someone external to the wiki might be trying to apply the trope as descriptive of the real person, though, and as long as we can cite and link to where they made the attempt (attribute it, that is), then the trope can be listed.
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Cite and Attribute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/cite
Attribute & Cite. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/cite>.
Cite or Attribute. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/cite.
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