verb

Regard something as being caused by.

he attributed the firm’s success to the efforts of the managing director

ascribe,assign,accredit,credit,impute,allot,allocate

noun

A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.

flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain’s army

quality,feature,characteristic,trait,element,aspect,property,hallmark,mark,distinction,sign,telltale sign,sure sign