attribute vs credit

credit vs attribute

attribute and credit both are nouns.

attribute and credit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attribute	Yes	No	Yes	No
credit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, credit is a hyponym of attribute; that is, credit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attribute:

attribute: attribute or credit to
credit: give someone credit for something

Other hyponyms of attribute include impute, carnalize, sensualize, reattribute, anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize, personate, personify, accredit, blame, charge, externalise, externalize, project, interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize.

attribute (noun)	credit (noun)
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity	recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished	used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
	an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
	approval
	an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
	an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
	money available for a client to borrow

attribute (verb)	credit (verb)
attribute or credit to	have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	give someone credit for something
	ascribe an achievement to
	enter as credit

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