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impute

/ɪmˈpyuːt/ verb · British & US
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What does impute mean?

verb

to attribute or assign a quality, characteristic, or fact to someone or something, often on the basis of incomplete or uncertain evidence. to charge or claim that someone is responsible for something.

Example

"The police were accused of imputing the crime to the wrong person."

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