Impute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

attribute or credit to

attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpjˈuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpjˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpjˈuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpjˈuːt/.

Examples

We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
People impute great cleverness to cats
The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attribute assign ascribe

Parts of Speech

verb	attribute or credit to “We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare”
verb	attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source “The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness”

Word Forms

imputation	noun	the attribution to a source or cause
ascribable	adjective	capable of being assigned or credited to
ascription	noun	assigning to a cause or source
attributable	adjective	capable of being attributed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterstellen

Attribut oder Gutschrift auf

🇫🇷French

imputer

attribuer ou créditer à

🇪🇸Spanish

imputar

atribuir o acreditar a

🇮🇹Italian

imputare

attribuire o accreditare

🇳🇱Dutch

toeschrijven

toeschrijven of crediteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

imputar

atribuir ou creditar a

🇷🇺Russian

вменять

приписать или отдать должное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मढ़ना

श्रेय या श्रेय देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযুক্ত করা

বৈশিষ্ট্য বা ক্রেডিট

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றச்சாட்டு

பண்பு அல்லது கடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆరోపణ

లక్షణం లేదా క్రెడిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष देणे

विशेषता किंवा श्रेय

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોષારોપણ

વિશેષતા અથવા ક્રેડિટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರೋಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക

ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രെഡിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ

ਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

الزام لگانا

کو منسوب یا کریڈٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推算

归因于或归功于

🇯🇵Japanese

代入する

への帰属またはクレジット

🇰🇷Korean

돌리다

~에게 귀속시키거나 공로를 인정하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quy kết

thuộc tính hoặc tín dụng cho

🇹🇭Thai

ใส่ร้าย

คุณลักษณะหรือเครดิตของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyalahkan

atribut atau kredit ke

🇲🇾Malay

menuduh

atribut atau kredit kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إسناد

صفة أو الفضل في

🇮🇷Persian

نسبت دادن

نسبت یا اعتبار به

🇹🇷Turkish

atfetmek

özellik veya kredi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזקוף

לייחס או קרדיט ל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'impute'?

The primary meaning of 'impute' is 'attribute or credit to'.

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Using 'impute' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'impute' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'impute' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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