reattribute

verb

re·​at·​trib·​ute (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈtri-ˌbyüt 

-byət

reattributed; reattributing; reattributes

transitive verb

: to attribute (something) in a new or different way

They reattribute a lot of what's going on in their bodies to illness.

—Peter Salovey

especially : to reckon as executed, made, originated, or achieved in a fashion other than was previously attributed

Though the designs were initially attributed to Raphael, they have since been reattributed to the Flemish artist Pieter Coecke van Aelst …

—The Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)

reattribution

(ˌ)rē-ˌa-trə-ˈbyü-shən 

noun

plural reattributions

In December, Mr. Daley was the chairman of a conference in London at which further questions were raised about the reattribution to Leonardo of a drawing known as "La Bella Principessa."

—Scott Reyburn

Examples of reattribute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This became the second step: reattribute. —Steve Volk, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above