overattribute
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overattribute (third-person singular simple present overattributes, present participle overattributing, simple past and past participle overattributed)
- (transitive) To attribute overmuch.
- 2007 June 9, Paul B. Brown, “In Corporations They Don’t Trust”, in New York Times[1]:
- “At such times, executives can overattribute their company’s strong performance to their own actions and abilities, rather than to the buoyant economy,” he said.