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Impute Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Impute? [v] attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [v] attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Impute: ascribe \| assign \| attribute \| repute Related Terms \| Find terms related to Impute: accredit \| accuse \| adduce \| allege \| apply \| arraign \| article \| ascribe \| assign \| attach \| attribute \| book \| bring accusation \| bring charges \| bring to book \| charge \| cite \| complain \| credit \| denounce \| denunciate \| fasten on \| fasten upon \| finger \| give \| hang something on \| hint \| hint at \| impeach \| imply \| indict \| inform against \| inform on \| insinuate \| intimate \| lay \| lay charges \| lodge a complaint \| lodge a plaint \| pin on \| place \| prefer charges \| press charges \| put \| put on report \| refer \| report \| reproach \| set down to \| suggest \| take to task \| task \| taunt with \| tax \| twit See Also \| accredit \| anthropomorphise \| anthropomorphize \| blame \| carnalize \| charge \| credit \| externalise \| externalize \| interiorise \| interiorize \| internalise \| internalize \| judge \| personate \| personify \| project \| reattribute \| sensualize Impute In Webster's Dictionary \Im*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im- in + putare to reckon, think. See {Putative}.] 1. 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. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise. --Gray. One vice of a darker shade was imputed to him -- envy. --Macaulay. 2. (Theol.) To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us. It was imputed to him for righteousness. --Rom. iv. 22. They merit Imputed shall absolve them who renounce Their own, both righteous and unrighteous deeds. --Milton. 3. To take account of; to consider; to regard. [R.] If we impute this last humiliation as the cause of his death. --Gibbon. Syn: To ascribe; attribute; charge; reckon; consider; imply; insinuate; refer. See {Ascribe}.

Impute Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impute?

[v] attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
[v] attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Impute: ascribe | assign | attribute | repute

Impute In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the
reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im- in + putare to reckon,
think. See {Putative}.]
1. 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.

         Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If
         memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise. --Gray.

         One vice of a darker shade was imputed to him --
         envy.                                 --Macaulay.

2. (Theol.) To adjudge as one's own (the sin or
   righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ
   is imputed to us.

         It was imputed to him for righteousness. --Rom. iv.
                                               22.

         They merit Imputed shall absolve them who renounce
         Their own, both righteous and unrighteous deeds.
                                               --Milton.

3. To take account of; to consider; to regard. [R.]

         If we impute this last humiliation as the cause of
         his death.                            --Gibbon.

Syn: To ascribe; attribute; charge; reckon; consider; imply;
     insinuate; refer. See {Ascribe}.

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