impute

Definitions

im- (in, onto) + pute (reckon) = to reckon onto someone's account. To impute a fault or motive is to charge it to a person's tally — to lay it at their door, often without proof.

Common Collocations

• 1.impute something to someone把…归咎于某人
• 2.impute blame归罪
• 3.impute a motive归于某种动机

Example Sentences

• 1.

  It would be unfair to impute dishonest motives to her.

• 2.

  The report imputed the failure to poor management.

• 3.

  Critics imputed the delay to a lack of funding.