Both Uses of
attribute
in
Watership Down
- Their reluctance to come closer could be attributed to Bigwig: but they would not go away.
p. 219..7 *attributed = credited (pointed to as the cause of something)
- It was this state of mind that Bigwig had mistakenly attributed to Fiver in the warren of the snares.
p. 320..5
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