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impute

UK
/ɪmˈpjuːt/
US
/ɪmˈpjut/

Translations

imputeverb
imputed
Past Simple
imputed
Past Participle
imputing
Gerund
UK
/ɪmˈpjuːt/
US
/ɪmˈpjut/
imputerVerbe soutenu; se construit souvent avec la préposition « à ». Emploi fréquent en registre juridique, économique et théologique.
The manager imputed the team's failure to a lack of preparation.
Le directeur a imputé l'échec de l'équipe à un manque de préparation.
Additional translations
attribuerTraduction plus générale, valable surtout pour l’idée d’attribuer une cause ou une responsabilité.
Synonyms
attribute
ascribe
assign
credit
charge

Definitions

imputeverb
To attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to someone or something.
The manager imputed the team's failure to a lack of preparation.
To assign a value to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes.
Economists impute a value to natural resources based on their contribution to the economy.
To regard (a quality such as righteousness, guilt, or sin) as belonging to someone by transfer or by operation of law.
In Christian theology, Christ’s righteousness is imputed to believers.
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