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impute

The correct spelling is impute.

How to pronounce impute

/ɪmˈpjuːt/
verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpjuːt/

Say it like: Imp-ute

The correct spelling is impute. To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source. For example: "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness."

Usage Examples

The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness.

People impute great cleverness to cats.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
  2. 2.To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.
  3. 3.To take into account.
  4. 4.To attribute or credit to.
  5. 5.To replace missing data with substituted values.

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