imputed (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpjuːt/
Definition
To attribute a characteristic, quality, or action to someone, often something negative or undesirable.
Examples
The company was accused of imputing false profits to its financial statements.
It is unfair to impute such malicious motives to his actions.
She refused to impute blame for the accident to her colleague.
How to Use imputed
- impute blame to someone (prepositional phrase)
- To assign responsibility for a fault or wrongdoing to a particular person. — "The report did not impute blame to any single individual."
- impute something to something (prepositional phrase)
- To attribute a quality, characteristic, or cause to something. — "Many people impute the rise in crime to economic hardship."
- impute [negative quality] (collocation)
- To assign a negative trait or characteristic. — "It is wrong to impute laziness to someone who is struggling."
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