impute

impute Definition

im·pute (im pyo̵̅o̅t′)

transitive verb -·put′ed, -·put′·ing

Etymology: ME imputen < OFr imputer < L imputare < in-, in, to + putare, to estimate, think, orig., to prune, cleanse: see pure

impute Related Forms

im′·pu·ta′·tion (-pyo̵̅o̅ tā′s̸hən) noun im·put′a·tive (-pyo̵̅o̅t′ə tiv) adjective

impute Synonyms

To attribute
ascribe, assign, credit; see attribute.
To charge with
brand, blame, implicate; see accuse. See syn. study at attribute.

impute Law Definition

To infer or attribute responsibility or causation.

impute Usage Examples

Object

enrollment: Marginal new york group health insurance tax rates even higher levels impute medicaid enrollment.
righteousness: We don't deserve to be imputed the righteousness of God.
motive: No Member may impute improper motives or use offensive expressions in reference to any Members of the Authority.
sin: Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
rent: Owner occupiers would pay a levy based on the imputed rent.
value: The comparison groups we imputed values aid to families.

Present participle complement

miss: Last value carried forward was used to impute missing values for subsequent visits.

Modifying Another Word

not: By His virgin birth, He was not imputed with the sin which the rest of us were imputed.
then: Marketplace quot before vicarious or imputed then proposed to and others request.
all: Because of that original sin by Adam we are all imputed with the guilt of sin, the wages of which is death.

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