Associations to the word «Impute»

Wiktionary

IMPUTE, verb. (transitive) To reckon as pertaining or attributable; to charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.
IMPUTE, verb. (transitive) (theology) To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.
IMPUTE, verb. (transitive) To take account of; to consider; to regard.
IMPUTE, verb. (transitive) To attribute or credit to.
IMPUTE, verb. (transitive) To attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.

Dictionary definition

IMPUTE, verb. Attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats".
IMPUTE, verb. Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness".

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle