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1 —as in:
imputed the outburst to stress

Definition

attribute (to say one thing is the cause of another—often to blame and often wrongly)

Her critics impute a more cynical motive.

impute = attribute (say something is caused by)

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The challenger tries to impute all of our problems to the current administration.

impute = attribute (say something is caused by something else)

And not impute this yielding to light love,
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet
he observed that whatever might have been her errors they were to be imputed to her neglected education and early marriage, and that she was altogether a wonderful woman.
Jane Austen -- Lady Susan
it was charity to impute some of her unbecoming indifference to the languor of illhealth.
Jane Austen -- Emma
I never impute motives
Charles Dickens -- Bleak House
It was imputed to very reasonable weariness, and she was thanked and pitied; but she deserved their pity more than she hoped they would ever surmise.
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

imputed = attributed (thought to be caused due to)

And not impute this yielding to light love,
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

impute = attribute (think this is caused by)

Have you heard any imputation to the contrary?
William Shakespeare -- The Merchant of Venice

imputation = attribution or belief

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

  ...But yet, I say,
  If imputation and strong circumstances,
  Which lead directly to the door of truth,
  Will give you satisfaction, you may have't.
William Shakespeare -- Othello, the Moor of Venice

imputation = attribute this to; or believe the cause is

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2 —as in:
impatience often imputed to youth

Definition

to say something is a characteristic of someone or something

She is too quick to generalize and impute personality traits based upon stereotypes.

impute = attribute (something as a characteristic of a group)

Other Uses (with this meaning)

They impute sinister motives to their opponents.

impute = attribute (something as a characteristic of a group)

The court did not impute fault on either party.

impute = assign (say someone has a characteristic)

They made up stories to impute that she is heartless.

impute = say (someone has a characteristic)

I could not bear to be, imputing more than might be intended.
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

imputing = attributing something as a characteristic of someone

What he wanted to say was stronger in him when he was alone; and though he imputed to Max the feelings he wanted to grasp, he could not talk of them to Max until he had forgotten Max's presence.
Richard Wright -- Native Son

imputed = attributed (something as a characteristic of someone)

Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
O. Henry -- The Gift of the Magi

imputation = the act of attributing a characteristic to someone

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3 —as in:
imputed the interest expense

Definition

to calculate and assign a value for something — typically where the value is inferred based on other information

The IRS uses a formula to impute tips.

impute = calculate and assign a value (to something)

They impute the missing data based on historical norms.

impute = calculate and assign a value (to something)

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