Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin attribuere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /at.tri.buˈi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: at‧tri‧bu‧ì‧re

Verb

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attribuìre (first-person singular present attribuìsco, first-person singular past historic attribuìi, past participle attribuìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to award, assign, give
    Synonyms: dare, assegnare, conferire
  2. (transitive) to attribute, ascribe, blame, put down to, chalk up to
    Synonyms: ascrivere, imputare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • attribuire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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