misattribute en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English attribute English misattribute From mis- + attribute.
Meanings
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To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.
“It looks like this is either an A.I. hallucination or a misattributed quote,” Ms. [Meredith] Broussard said.
2026 May 19, Benjamin Mullin, quoting Meredith Broussard, “Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misattributing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misattributed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misattributed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misattributes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |