deattribute

deattribute
deattribute /dē-ə-tribˈūt/
transitive verb
To withdraw the attribution of (a work of art or literature, etc) to a particular artist, writer, etc
ORIGIN:de- (2)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • de|at|trib|ute — DEE uh TRIHB yoot», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ut|ed, uting. to consider a person as no longer the creator of a particular artistic work: »The Met s curators take the view that the urge to deattribute has got out of hand (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

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