personify vs attribute

personify is not a noun while attribute is a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of personify include ascribe, assign, impute.

personify (noun)	attribute (noun)
	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
	a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

personify (verb)	attribute (verb)
attribute human qualities to something	attribute or credit to
represent, as of a character on stage	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
invest with or as with a body; give body to