deattribute

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verb

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

Scrabble 14

Meanings

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

present singular third person deattributes · participle present deattributing · participle past deattributed · past deattributed

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

Origin

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APA

deattribute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deattribute

MLA

“deattribute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deattribute. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deattribute,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deattribute.

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