🔄misattribute

verb
/ˌmɪs.əˈtrɪb.juːt/

Meaning

to incorrectly credit something, such as a work or remark, to the wrong person or source

Example Sentences

The quote was misattributed to Shakespeare.

Synonyms

misassign, miscredit, misidentify, mistake

Antonyms

attribute correctly, credit properly

Collocations

misattribute a quote, misattribute authorship, misattribute responsibility

Related Vocabularies

to obtain or acquire something; to increase or improve
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to suggest or assume that something is true as the basis for reasoning or discussion

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