Impute

/ɪmˈpjuːt/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to someone or something.

The committee did not impute any wrongdoing to the manager.

to assign (a value) to something, especially in calculations or models.

We need to impute the missing values in the dataset to complete the analysis.

to consider a person responsible for something.

He attempted to impute the failure of the project to a lack of resources.

to suggest or imply as a source or cause.

The lawyer imputed his client's actions to the circumstances surrounding the case.

Middle English, from Old French 'imputer', from Latin 'imputare', meaning 'to reckon, charge to account'.

impute motives

to assume someone's motives based on their actions

impute guilt

to assign blame or responsibility for wrongdoing

impute fault

to attribute a fault or error to someone

attribution

the act of attributing something to someone or something

ascription

the action of assigning a quality or characteristic

blame

to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong

to throw shade

He was just imputing shade without any evidence.

to call out someone's faults

Don't impute me for your failures.