impute

im·pute

 (ĭm-pyo͞ot′)

tr.v. im·put·ed, im·put·ing, im·putes

1. To relate (something, usually something bad) to a particular cause or source; place the fault or responsibility for: imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket; kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience. See Synonyms at attribute.

2. To assign as a characteristic; credit: the gracefulness so often imputed to cats.

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[Middle English imputen, from Old French emputer, from Latin imputāre : in-, in; see in-² + putāre, to settle an account; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

impute

(ɪmˈpjuːt)

vb (tr)

1. to attribute or ascribe (something dishonest or dishonourable, esp a criminal offence) to a person

2. to attribute to a source or cause: I impute your success to nepotism.

3. (Commerce) commerce to give (a notional value) to goods or services when the real value is unknown

[C14: from Latin imputāre, from im- + putāre to think, calculate]

ˌimpuˈtation n

imˈputative adj

imˈputatively adv

imˈputer n

im•pute

(ɪmˈpyut)

v.t. -put•ed, -put•ing.

1. to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.

2. to attribute or ascribe (something discreditable) to someone or something.

3. to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to a person or persons vicariously.

4. to charge (a person) with fault.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin imputāre=im- im-¹ + putāre to assess, think; see putative]

im•put′a•ble, adj.

im•put′er, n.

syn: See attribute.

impute

Past participle: imputed
Gerund: imputing

Imperative

impute

impute

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impute - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" ascribe, attribute, assign pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness" carnalize, sensualize - ascribe to an origin in sensation credit - give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs" reattribute - attribute to another source anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize - ascribe human features to something personate, personify - attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" credit, accredit - ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program" blame, charge - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" externalise, externalize, project - regard as objective interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize - incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief"
	2.	impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness" ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

impute

verb attribute, assign, ascribe, credit, refer, accredit It is unfair to impute blame to the employees.

impute

verb

1. To ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to:

affix, assign, blame, fasten, fix, pin on, place.

2. To regard as belonging to or resulting from another:

accredit, ascribe, assign, attribute, charge, credit, lay, refer.

Translations

imputer

attribuireimputareimputazione

impute

[ɪmˈpjuːt] VT to impute sth to sb → imputar or atribuir algo a algn

impute

[ɪmˈpjuːt] vt (= attribute) → imputer
to impute blame to sb → imputer la responsabilité à qn

impute

vt → zuschreiben (to sb/sth jdm/einer Sache); to impute a crime to somebody → jdn eines Verbrechens bezichtigen

impute

[ɪmˈpjuːt] vt (frm) to impute (to) (change, development) → attribuire (a); (crime, blame) → imputare (a)