Definition of impute Impute

/ɪmpjuˈt/ - [impyut] - im•pute

We found 13 definitions of impute from 6 different sources.

What does impute mean?

WordNet

Verb imputes, imputing, imputed
impute - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
		ascribe, assign, attribute
		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 or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
		carnalize, sensualize debase through carnal gratification
		credit have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
		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"
		accredit, credit 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 present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
		interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief"
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"
		ascribe, attribute, impute, assign attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

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Wiktionary

impute (Verb)
To reckon as pertaining or attributable; 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.
impute (Verb)
To take account of ; to consider; to regard.
impute (Verb)
To attribute or credit to.
impute (Verb)
To attribute responsibility or fault to a cause or source.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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.
impute (v. t.)
To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.
impute (v. t.)
To take account of; to consider; to regard.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

impute
To credit something to.
impute
To attribute or credit to.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

impute
im-pūt′, v.t. to reckon as belonging to (in a bad sense): to charge: (theol.) to attribute vicariously: (rare) to take account of.—adj. Imput′able, capable of being imputed or charged: attributable.—ns. Imput′ableness, Imputabil′ity.—adv. Imput′ably.—n. Imputā′tion, act of imputing or charging: censure: reproach: the reckoning as belonging to.—adjs. Imput′ative, imputed; Imput′atively.—n. Imput′er. [Fr. imputer—L. imputāre, -ātum—in, in, putāre, to reckon.]