Attribution (Assignment of cause)
Nouns
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attribution, theory, etiology, ascription, reference to, rationale
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accounting for etc. v.
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palaetiologyExistence, imputation, derivation from. filiation, affiliation
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pedigree etc. (paternity) Paternity. explanation etc. (interpretation) Interpretation
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reason why etc. (cause) [Constant antecedent]. Cause.
Verbs
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attribute to, ascribe to, impute to, refer to, lay to, point to, trace to, bring home to
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put down to, set down to, blame
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charge on, ground on
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invest with, assign as cause, lay at, the door of, father upon
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account for, derive from, point out the reason etc. [Constant antecedent]. Cause
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theorize
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tell how it comes
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put the saddle on the right horse.
Adjectives
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attributed etc. v.
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attributable etc. v.
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referable to, referrible to, due to, derivable from
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owing to etc. (effect) [Constant sequent.] Effect
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putative
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ecbatic.
Adverbs
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hence, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to
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on that account
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from this cause, from that cause
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thanks to, forasmuch as
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whence, ? wherefore, ? whence, ? how comes it, how is it, how happens it, ? how does it happen, ? in some way, in some such way
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somehow, somehow or other.