verb
-utes; -uted; -uting
attribute to
[phrasal verb]
attribute (something) to (someone or something)
to say that (something) is because of (someone or something)
to think of (something) as being a quality of (someone or something)
to think of (something) as being made or created by (someone)
noun
plural -butes
[count] :a usually good quality or feature that someone or something has