to impute

Examples

• All

• The playwright shares Random's naivete, refusing to impute the delay in the production of his play to negligence or villainy.

  Academic text (1990)

• But in all this, Job did not sin or impute anything unsavory to God.

• Conservatives see fewer barriers and call for less help because they impute more ability to the poor.

  Academic text (1991)

• However, assumed consent is not actual consent; it is consent that is imputed to each person as a member of society.

  Academic text (2000)

• But a duty to rescue does impute a duty on you as a passerby to actually intervene.

  LegalEagle

• Once again, you demonstrate your proclivity to impute and assume what you don't know.

  Blog text (25)

• 43 Even when the West cannot be directly blamed, some immoral equivalency must be imputed.

  Academic text (1995)

• It explains how... the crimes imputed to Dreyfus are the work of officer Esterhazy.

  I Accuse! (1958)

• Taylor's main thesis held that Adam's sin was his alone and could not be justly imputed to all of humanity.

  Academic text (2003)

• The judge decided to impute the defendant's lack of alibi as an indication of guilt.

Synonyms

B

to blame

vsto impute

∞ 1.6

To say that someone or something caused something bad

is more likely to attribute fault without clear evidence or justification

A

to accuse

vsto impute

∞ 2.7

Say that someone did something wrong or illegal

is broader and often attaches fault without full proof or legal charge

A

to attribute

vsto impute

228 3.8

To say that something comes from a person or thing

is stronger in implying fault and may lack proof when used

I

to implicate

vsto impute

82 7.2

Show that someone helped commit a crime

is about assigning fault broadly and can occur without clear proof

B

to blame it on

vsto impute

81 3.7

To say someone or something caused a problem

is often used to assign fault even when proof is lacking

P

to pin on

vsto impute

60 4.8

To say someone caused a problem when they did not

is a broader term that also can be unfair or without proof

A

to assign

vsto impute

47 3.2

Say that a person or cause made something

focuses more on blaming or fault often without firm evidence

P

to point fingers

vsto impute

• Informal

46 4.8

To blame someone when it is not clear who is at fault

is similar but often occurs without clear proof or evidence

I

to implicate in

vsto impute

40 6.6

Show that someone is involved in a crime

is less focused on evidence and more on general attribution of cause

A

to ascribe

vsto impute

35 6.8

Think that something is caused by a person or thing

tends to suggest blame or responsibility more often than neutral crediting

L

to lay the blame at the feet of (someone)

vsto impute

1 6.9

To say someone caused a problem or is at fault

is used more generally for attributing cause not only focused targeting

W

to wite

vsto impute

• Archaic

9.9

To blame someone for doing something wrong

is a general term that can imply unfair or unproven responsibility

Antonyms

E

to exonerate

• Formal

129 8.2

To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

A

to absolve

• Formal

50 7.2

Make someone officially free from blame, guilt, or responsibility

How Accusatory

to charge

• Formal

933 4.2

to accuse

∞ 2.7

to impute

• Formal

11 8.7

to insinuate

42 7.8

to suggest

∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology