impute — To attribute or ascribe something, especially blame or responsibility, to someone or something. Often implies assigning negative qualities without definitive proof.
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: To attribute or ascribe something, especially blame or responsibility, to someone or something. Often implies assigning negative qualities without definitive proof.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈpjuːt/
Korean meaning: ~의 탓으로 돌리다, 귀속시키다
Korean pronunciation: 임-퓨트 (강세: 퓨)
Example Sentences
- Don't impute evil motives to my cat - he knocked over the vase by accident, not revenge!
- The detective refused to impute guilt to the suspect without concrete evidence.
- My mother always imputes my good grades to her healthy cooking, not my studying.
impute
VERB//ɪmˈpjuːt//
To attribute or ascribe something, especially blame or responsibility, to someone or something. Often implies assigning negative qualities without definitive proof.
To attribute or ascribe something, especially blame or responsibility, to someone or something. Often implies assigning negative qualities without definitive proof.
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Don't impute guilt we dispute - truth must be absolute!
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Origin
From Latin imputare, meaning 'to reckon in' or 'to charge to one's account.' The word originally came from accounting and bookkeeping contexts.
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“Don't impute evil motives to my cat - he knocked over the vase by accident, not revenge!”
“The detective refused to impute guilt to the suspect without concrete evidence.”
“My mother always imputes my good grades to her healthy cooking, not my studying.”
“Data scientists often need to impute missing values in large datasets.”
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