reattributes
reattributes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reattribute.
Meaning of reattribute
Verb
reattribute (third-person singular simple present reattributes, present participle reattributing, simple past and past participle reattributed)
- To change the attribution of; to give credit to someone else for a deed.
- A magnificent picture of a falcon, long attributed to the 14th-century Chinese animal painter Xu Ze, has recently been reattributed to the 16th-century Korean painter Yi Am, partly on the basis of a seal stamped on the picture's surface.2009 March 20, Holland Cotter, “Treasures at a Korean Crossroad”, in New York Times
Questions about reattributes
- What is reattributes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Reattributes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reattribute.
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