Meaning & Definition of word "Impute"

Impute

/ɪmˈpjuːt/

1. to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to someone or something.
- Example: The committee did not impute any wrongdoing to the manager.
2. to assign (a value) to something, especially in calculations or models.
- Example: We need to impute the missing values in the dataset to complete the analysis.
3. to consider a person responsible for something.
- Example: He attempted to impute the failure of the project to a lack of resources.
4. to suggest or imply as a source or cause.
- Example: 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

Meaning: to throw shade

● Example Sentence: He was just imputing shade without any evidence.

Meaning: to call out someone's faults

● Example Sentence: Don't impute me for your failures.