Meaning & use
impute
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To attribute or ascribe something, especially a fault or wrongdoing, to someone.
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The report seemed to impute blame for the failure to a single employee.
It would be unfair to impute bad intentions to someone who simply made a mistake.
A note on using this word
Often used in formal, legal, or academic writing, and usually involves attributing something negative.
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