Defn: To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] Grafton.
ATTRAP
At*trap", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad + trap to adorn.]
Defn: To adorn with trapping; to array. [Obs.]
Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly Holland.
ATTRECTATION
At`trec*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. attrectatio; ad + tractare to handle.]
Defn: Frequent handling or touching. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
ATTRIBUTABLE
At*trib"u*ta*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.
Errors . . . attributable to carelessness. J. D. Hooker.
ATTRIBUTE
At*trib"ute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attributed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Attributing.] Etym: [L. attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad +
tribuere to bestow. See Tribute.]
Defn: To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to). We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it. Abp. Tillotson. The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer. Shak.
Syn.
— See Ascribe.