Noun

• S: (n) property (property%1:09:00::), attribute (attribute%1:09:00::), dimension (dimension%1:09:00::) (a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished) "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
• S: (n) attribute (attribute%1:03:00::) (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)

Verb

• S: (v) impute (impute%2:31:00::), ascribe (ascribe%2:31:00::), assign (assign%2:31:02::), attribute (attribute%2:31:00::) (attribute or credit to) "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
• S: (v) assign (assign%2:31:03::), attribute (attribute%2:31:01::) (decide as to where something belongs in a scheme) "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"