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  • 1impute — im·pute /im pyüt/ vt im·put·ed, im·put·ing 1: to consider or calculate as a value or cost (as for taxation); broadly: to reckon as an actual thing impute a benefit from the use of the car 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: to direct (payment) to… …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Impute — Im*pute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im in + putare to reckon, think. See {Putative}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To charge; to ascribe; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3impute — im‧pute [ɪmˈpjuːt] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to suggest that someone or something is the cause of a particular situation, or is responsible for a particular action, especially something bad: • The court ruled that the newspaper report did impute a …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4impute — ► VERB (usu. impute to) ▪ attribute (something, especially something bad) to someone. DERIVATIVES imputable adjective imputation noun. ORIGIN Latin imputare enter in the account …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5impute to — index blame Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6imputé — imputé, ée (in pu té, tée) part. passé d imputer. 1°   Terme de finance. Appliqué à un certain objet, en parlant d une somme, d une valeur. 2°   Fig. Action imputée, action dont nous avons la responsabilité en bien ou en mal. •   Dans tous les… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 7impute — (v.) early 15c., from O.Fr. imputer (14c.) and directly from L. imputare to reckon, make account of, charge, ascribe, from assimilated form of in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + putare reckon, clear up, trim, prune, settle (see PAVE (Cf. pave)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 8impute — attribute, *ascribe, assign, refer, credit, accredit, charge Analogous words: attach, *fasten, affix: *accuse, charge, indict: allege, advance, *adduce: intimate, insinuate, hint (see SUGGEST) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 9impute — [v] attribute accredit, accuse, adduce, ascribe, assign, blame, brand, censure, charge, credit, hang something on*, hint, indict, insinuate, intimate, lay, pin on*, refer, reference, stigmatize; concepts 44,49 Ant. defend, guard, help, protect …

    New thesaurus

  • 10imputé — Imputé, [imput]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française