attribute (v.) Copy link Outline 1. trĭbŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 32. attrĭbŭo, 33. assigno, 14. dēlēgo, 1 (to delegate)5. affingo, finxi, fictum, 3 (to a. wrongly) • attribute (v.): 1. trĭbŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3: to a. anything to the bravery of the enemy, aliquid virtuti hostium t., Caes.: Cic.: v. to assign. 2. attrĭbŭo, 3: if he (Cato) seems to talk too eruditely, a. it to his Greek studies, si eruditius videbitur disputare, attribuito Graecis literis, Cic.: v. to ascribe. 3. assigno, 1: do not a. this to my wickedness, ne hoc sceleri meo assignes, Cic. 4. dēlēgo, 1 (to delegate): to a. the honour of saving the consul to a slave, servati consulis decus ad servum d., Liv.: to a. crimes to others, scelera aliis d., Tac. 5. affingo, finxi, fictum, 3 (to a. wrongly): to a. an honest speech to a bad man, probam orationem improbo a., Cic.: to a. a crime to any one, alicui crimen a., Tac.: v. to attach, ascribe, impute. Phr.: plays which are a.d to Plautus, fabulae quae nomini Plauti addicuntur, Gell. 3, 3 (where he is speaking of spurious plays: to attribute rightfully would rather be tribuere: v. to assign).