impute (Meaning)
impute (v)
attribute or credit to
attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
impute (v. t.)
To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.
To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.
To take account of; to consider; to regard.
Synonyms & Antonyms of impute
impute Sentence Examples
- I cannot impute blame to him without concrete evidence.
- It is unfair to impute motives to people based on their actions alone.
- The police immediately imputed the crime to the suspect due to his suspicious behavior.
- The judge imputed knowledge of the law to the defendant, despite their claims of ignorance.
- We cannot impute malicious intent to our colleagues without solid proof.
- The company's financial losses were imputed to poor management decisions.
- The professor imputed meaning to the ambiguous text, providing a deeper understanding.
- The system imputed an average value for the missing data points.
- The credit bureau imputed a credit score to the applicant based on limited information.
- The psychologist imputed a diagnosis to the patient based on their symptoms and history.
FAQs About the word impute
attribute or credit to, attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or sourceTo charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one
ascribe, attribute,credit, blame, chalk up, pin (on), assign, connect,lay, put down
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I cannot impute blame to him without concrete evidence.
It is unfair to impute motives to people based on their actions alone.
The police immediately imputed the crime to the suspect due to his suspicious behavior.
The judge imputed knowledge of the law to the defendant, despite their claims of ignorance.
