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deattribute

deattribute verb: to cease to attribute (a work of art or literature, etc.) to a particular person.

Verb

deattribute (third-person singular simple present deattributes, present participle deattributing, simple past and past participle deattributed)

  1. (transitive) To cease to attribute (a work of art or literature, etc.) to a particular person.

Forms of deattribute

third-person singular presentdeattributes
present participledeattributing
past participledeattributed
pastdeattributed

Origin of deattribute

From de- + attribute.

Questions about deattribute

What does deattribute mean?
Deattribute means to cease to attribute (a work of art or literature, etc.) to a particular person.
What part of speech is deattribute?
Deattribute is a verb.
What is the past tense of deattribute?
The past tense of deattribute is deattributed.

Words near deattribute in the dictionary

  1. deattaches
  2. deattaching
  3. deattenuate
  4. deattenuated
  5. deattenuation
  6. deattribute
  7. deattributed
  8. deattributes
  9. deattributing
  10. deattribution
  11. deattributions

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