The noun attribute has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) property, attribute, dimension -- (a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property")
2. (1) attribute -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
Overview of verb attribute
The verb attribute has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (16) impute, ascribe, assign, attribute -- (attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats")
2. assign, attribute -- (decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class")