/
ɪmˈpjuːt/
v.
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(usu. impute something to)
attribute (something, especially something bad) to someone.
- Theology ascribe (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another.
- Finance assign (a value) to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes.
Derivative
- imputable adj.
- imputation n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. imputer, from L. imputare ‘enter in the account’.