Meaning of impute in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪmˈpjut/

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  1. Verb

    impute

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French imputer, from Latin imputare‘enter in the account’, from in-‘in, towards’ + putare‘reckon’

    Definitions

    1. attribute or credit to

    Examples

    • « We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare »
    • « People impute great cleverness to cats »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source

    Examples

    • « The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. »
    Jonathan Swift

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