"reattribute" meaning in English

See reattribute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reattributes [present, singular, third-person], reattributing [participle, present], reattributed [participle, past], reattributed [past]
Etymology: From re- + attribute. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|attribute}} re- + attribute Head templates: {{en-verb}} reattribute (third-person singular simple present reattributes, present participle reattributing, simple past and past participle reattributed)
  1. To change the attribution of; to give credit to someone else for a deed.

Inflected forms

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