HyperDic: impute

English > 2 senses of the word *impute*:
VERB	cognition	impute, ascribe, assign, attribute	attribute or credit to
VERB	cognition	impute	attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source

impute > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmpyuw't
Rhymes	absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt...

English > *impute*: 2 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Attribute or credit to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"People impute great cleverness to cats"
Synonyms	ascribe, assign, attribute
Narrower	accredit, credit	ascribe an achievement to
	anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise	ascribe human features to something
	blame, charge	Attribute responsibility to
	credit	Give someone credit for something
	impute	Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
	internalize, internalise, interiorize, interiorise	incorporate within oneself
	personify, personate	Attribute human qualities to something
	project, externalize, externalise	regard as objective
	reattribute	Attribute to another source
	sensualize, carnalize	ascribe to an origin in sensation
Broader	evaluate, pass judgment, judge	form a critical opinion of
Similar to	impute	Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
Spanish	achacar, adjudicar, adscribir, asignar, atribuir, destinar, imputar
Catalan	adjudicar, adscriure, allevar, atribuir, destinar, imputar
Nouns	imputation	the attribution to a source or cause

English > *impute*: 2 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"
Broader	impute, ascribe, assign, attribute	Attribute or credit to
Similar to	impute, ascribe, assign, attribute	Attribute or credit to
Nouns	imputation	a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)

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