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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 1325–75; Middle English imputen <Latin imputāre, equivalent to im- im-1 + putāre to assess, reckon, think; see putative
synonym study for impute 1 . See attribute.
OTHER WORDS FROM impute im·put·a·ble, adjective im·put·a·tive [im-pyoo -tuh -tiv], /ɪmˈpyu tə tɪv/, adjective im·put·a·tive·ly, adverb im·put·a·tive·ness, noun im·put·ed·ly, adverb im·put·er, noun non·im·put·a·ble, adjective non·im·put·a·ble·ness, noun non·im·put·a·bly, adverb non·im·put·a·tive, adjective non·im·put·a·tive·ly, adverb non·im·put·a·tive·ness, noun un·im·put·a·ble, adjective
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If you are a fisherman you impute all sorts of wiles to the fish.
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We impute deep-laid far-sighted plans to Caesar and Napoleon; but the best of their power was in nature, not in them.
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I do not possess any magic wand, which envy and folly could not impute to me as an offence.
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Cease, then, to impute to them those disorders of which they have been the victim.
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If my letter displeases you, impute it, Dear Sir, only to yourself.
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British Dictionary definitions for impute 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 , noun Word Origin for impute C14: from Latin imputāre, from im- + putāre to think, calculate
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