impute

Meaning of impute

verb
  1. represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done or possessed by someone; attribute.
    the crimes imputed to Richard
  2. assign (a value) to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes.
    by imputing the interest rates they potentially introduce a measurement error

late Middle English: from Old French imputer, from Latin imputare ‘enter in the account’, from in- ‘in, towards’ + putare ‘reckon’.

Information about impute

Hyphenation of impute

im-pute

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • impute is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

impute synonyms

Meaning ascribe:

ascribe, assign, attribute

Meaning publicly acknowledge a contributor's role in the production of (something published or broadcast):

credit

Meaning give credit to (someone) for something:

accredit

Translation of impute

Anagrams of impute

uptime

Words that rhyme with impute

depute, disrepute, misrepute, repute, compute, miscompute, misimpute, precompute, recompute, suppute, dispute, predispute, redispute, spute

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