impute
[ im-pyoot ]
/ ɪmˈpyut /
verb (used with object), im·put·ed, im·put·ing.
to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
to attribute or ascribe (something discreditable), as to a person.
Law.
to ascribe to or charge (a person) with an act or quality because of the conduct of another over whom one has control or for whose acts or conduct one is responsible.
Theology.
to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to a person or persons vicariously; ascribe as derived from another.
Obsolete.
to charge (a person) with fault.
Origin of impute
synonym study for impute
1. See
attribute.
OTHER WORDS FROM impute
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British Dictionary definitions for impute
impute
/ (ɪmˈpjuːt) /
verb (tr)
to attribute or ascribe (something dishonest or dishonourable, esp a criminal offence) to a person
to attribute to a source or cause
I impute your success to nepotism
commerce
to give (a notional value) to goods or services when the real value is unknown
Derived forms of impute
imputation, noun imputative, adjective imputer, nounWord Origin for impute
C14: from Latin
imputāre, from
im- +
putāre to think, calculate