impute
verb (used with object)
to attribute or ascribe.
imputing
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present participleof impute.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“At current trading levels, we estimate the stock is currently imputing lower LNG margins, minimal future growth, and/or additional negative arbitration outcomes beyond what the company has stated,” they wrote.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
“The idea of imputing malice or intent to a machine — my own view is, we are not ready for that,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
But that’s as far as Skolimowski goes in imputing motives or desires to EO, apart from the basic compulsions to eat, rest and roam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Our "forefathers" would have laughed out loud if someone had told them that 200 years hence, Americans would be imputing intentions to them, to what at that time, would have been unheard-of situations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2017
He has no ears for slander or gossip; is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best.
From The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms by John A. Cone
