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
A public outcry ended both projects, but Mr. Goldman’s family secured the book rights, added material imputing guilt to Mr. Simpson and had it published.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
“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
I say that, not with the slightest intention of imputing any unfair motives to the Government, to the officers of the Navy, or any one else.
From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by A. F. Warburton
