imputed

[im-pyoo-tid]

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adjective

estimated to have a certain cash value, although no money has been received or credited.

RELATED WORDS

accused, charged, claimed, likely

Nearby words

Origin of imputed

First recorded in 1905–10; impute + -ed²

Related formsun·im·put·ed, adjective

impute

[im-pyoot]

verb (used with object), im·put·ed, im·put·ing.

to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.

to attribute or ascribe (something discreditable), as to a person.

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.

Theology. to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to a person or persons vicariously; ascribe as derived from another.

Obsolete. to charge (a person) with fault.

Origin of impute

1325–75; Middle English imputen < Latin imputāre, equivalent to im- im-¹ + putāre to assess, reckon, think; see putative

Related forms

im·put·a·ble, adjectiveim·put·a·tive

[im-pyoo-tuh-tiv] /ɪmˈpyu tə tɪv/, adjectiveim·put·a·tive·ly, adverbim·put·a·tive·ness, noun

im·put·ed·ly, adverbim·put·er, nounnon·im·put·a·ble, adjectivenon·im·put·a·ble·ness, nounnon·im·put·a·bly, adverbnon·im·put·a·tive, adjectivenon·im·put·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·im·put·a·tive·ness, nounun·im·put·a·ble, adjective

Can be confusedimpugn impute

Synonym study

1. See attribute.

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Examples from the Web for imputed

People on the left get this point when they scoff at the imputed Tea Party slogan, "Keep your government hands off my Medicare."
You Can't Wish Away the Facts About Immigration Amnesty|David Frum|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The double entendres turned on his physical doughiness as a metaphor for imputed political softness.
French President Francois Hollande’s Inability to Tie a Necktie Earns France’s Scorn|Tracy McNicoll|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The uniform equality, imputed to Socialism, is like so many other imputations, sheer nonsense.
Woman and Socialism|August Bebel
No part of that great disaster could be imputed to the Viceroy.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

He, too, had come to offer his congratulations, and to assure the released prisoner that he never believed the imputed guilt.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
That Dr. Burckhardt wrote in other than good faith is not to be imputed.
The Life of Cesare Borgia|Raphael Sabatini
To this circumstance must likewise be imputed his anxiety to transfer to some other the possession of the unhappy stranger.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for imputed

impute

verb (tr)

to attribute or ascribe (something dishonest or dishonourable, esp a criminal offence) to a person

to attribute to a source or causeI impute your success to nepotism

commerce to give (a notional value) to goods or services when the real value is unknown

Derived Formsimputation, nounimputative, adjectiveimputer, noun

Word Origin for impute

C14: from Latin imputāre, from im- + putāre to think, calculate

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Word Origin and History for imputed

impute

early 15c., from Old French imputer (14c.) and directly from Latin imputare "to reckon, make account of, charge, ascribe," from assimilated form of in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + putare "reckon, clear up, trim, prune, settle" (see pave). Related: Imputed; imputing.