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to misattribute
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to incorrectly state what or who created or caused something
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Example
The professor accidentally misattributed the quote to the wrong author.
During the presentation, he misattributed the success of the project to the wrong team.
The article misattributes the invention to the wrong scientist, causing confusion.
He was criticized for misattributing the data to a faulty source in his report.
She realized later that she had misattributed the painting to a different artist.
