All 4 Uses of
attribute
in
Crime and Punishment
- He longed for a drink of cold beer, and attributed his sudden weakness to the want of food.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- Pyotr Petrovitch so enjoyed hearing his own praises that he did not disdain even such virtues when they were attributed to him.
Chpt 5.1attributed = credited (pointed to as the cause of something)
- Sonia hastened to give her Pyotr Petrovitch's apologies, trying to speak loud enough for everyone to hear and carefully choosing the most respectful phrases which she attributed to Pyotr Petrovitch.
Chpt 5.2
- He preferred to attribute it to the dead weight of instinct which he could not step over, again through weakness and meanness†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
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(attribute as in: I attribute it to...) to credit (a source for something)in two typical senses:
- "I attribute it to her work." -- to say who or what made something happen
- "Remember to attribute any quotations in your paper." -- indicate the source of a quotation or idea