overattribute

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ attribute.

Verb

overattribute (third-person singular simple present overattributes, present participle overattributing, simple past and past participle overattributed)

  1. (transitive) To attribute too much.
    Antonym: underattribute
    • 2007 June 9, Paul B. Brown, “In Corporations They Don’t Trust”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      “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.

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