reattribute
verb
re·at·trib·ute
| \ (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈtri-ˌbyüt
, -byət\
, -byət\
reattributed;
reattributing;
reattributes
Definition of reattribute
: to attribute (something) in a new or different way
They reattribute a lot of what's going on in their bodies to illness.— Peter Salovey
especially
: to reckon as executed, made, originated, or achieved in a fashion other than was previously attributed
Though the designs were initially attributed to Raphael, they have since been reattributed to the Flemish artist Pieter Coecke van Aelst … — The Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
Other Words from reattribute
reattribution
\ (ˌ)rē-ˌa-trə-ˈbyü-shən
\
noun,
plural reattributions
\
noun,
plural reattributions
In December, Mr. Daley was the chairman of a conference in London at which further questions were raised about the reattribution to Leonardo of a drawing known as "La Bella Principessa."
— Scott Reyburn
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