Attribute vs. Contribute
Difference Between Attribute and Contribute
Attributenoun
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
His finest attribute is his kindness.Contributeverb
(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
to contribute money to a church fundto contribute articles to a journalAttributenoun
(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.
In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".Contributeverb
bestow a quality on;
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the companyThe music added a lot to the playShe brings a special atmosphere to our meetingsThis adds a light note to the programAttributenoun
(logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
Contributeverb
contribute to some cause;
I gave at the officeAttributenoun
An option or setting belonging to some object.
This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero.A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten.Contributeverb
be conducive to;
The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writingAttributenoun
(programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.Contributeverb
provide;
The city has to put up half the required amountAttributenoun
in a Nutshell (page 536)
Attributenoun
A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
Attributeverb
To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
Attributeverb
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
This poem is attributed to Browning.Attributenoun
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished;
self-confidence is not an endearing propertyAttributenoun
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
Attributeverb
attribute or credit to;
We attributed this quotation to ShakespearePeople impute great cleverness to catsAttributeverb
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme;
The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
