verb
- to attribute something to a different source, cause, or origin than previously assigned
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The museum decided to reattribute the painting to a different artist after new evidence emerged.
- Scholars often reattribute anonymous works when they discover new historical documents.
- The researcher had to reattribute the quote to its correct source.
- Art historians frequently reattribute pieces as authentication techniques improve.
- The committee voted to reattribute the discovery to the original research team.
- New DNA evidence allowed scientists to reattribute the fossil to a different species.