Attribute
Attribute verb - To explain (something) as being the result of something else.
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Synonyms for Attribute
Quote and attribute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quote" instead a verb "Attribute".
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Most retrospectively attribute this to spite over Rare's decision in late 2002 to leave Nintendo for Microsoft, while others point to a well-publicized quote by Shigeru Miyamoto proclaiming that the series was all graphics and no gameplay.
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In-Universe, there is a Running Gag where characters attribute quotes from plays and poems to completely different famous figures, all while insisting that the quote is completely accurate.
Source: Beam Me Up, Scotty! - For a time it even became a minor meme to attribute the quote "The death of Osama Bin Laden was a tragedy" to Cameron.
Source: Quote Mine
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Quote and Attribute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/quote
Attribute & Quote. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/quote>.
Quote or Attribute. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attribute/quote.
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