Reference.com

12 results for: impute

Dictionary Entries (8 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
im·pute    Audio Help   [im-pyoot] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -put·ed, -put·ing.
1.to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
2.to attribute or ascribe (something discreditable), as to a person.
3.Law. to ascribe to or charge (a person) with an act or quality because of the conduct of another over whom one has control or for whose acts or conduct one is responsible.
4.Theology. to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to a person or persons vicariously; ascribe as derived from another.
5.Obsolete. to charge (a person) with fault.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME imputen < L imputāre, equiv. to im- im-1 + putāre to assess, reckon, think; see putative]

—Related forms
im·put·a·ble, adjective
im·put·a·tive    Audio Help   [im-pyoo-tuh-tiv] Pronunciation Key, adjective
im·put·a·tive·ly, adverb
im·put·a·tive·ness, noun
im·put·ed·ly, adverb
im·put·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. See attribute.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  attribute
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To regard as belonging to or resulting from another.
Synonyms:  accredit, ascribe, assign, charge, credit, lay, refer
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  fix
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to.
Synonyms:  affix, assign, blame, fasten, pin on, place
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Reference: No results found in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Would you like to see the 1 entry in other encyclopedias, or search the Web for impute?

Perform a new search, or try your search for "impute" at: