credit vs attribute

credit and attribute both are nouns.

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

As verbs, attribute is a hypernym of credit; that is, attribute is a word with a broader meaning than credit:

Other hypernyms of credit include ascribe, assign, impute.

As verbs, attribute is a hypernym of credit; that is, attribute is a word with a broader meaning than credit:

Other hypernyms of credit include ascribe, assign, impute.

credit (noun)	attribute (noun)
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise	a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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

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