impute
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verb 1 impute something to somebody phrasal verb formal BLAMEto say, often unfairly, that someone is responsible for something bad or has bad intentions 〔常指不公正地〕把〔坏事〕归咎于〔某人〕 The police were not guilty of the violence imputed to them. 警方并未犯过强加于他们头上的暴力罪行。 —imputation /ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
impute• And it would be outrageous to impute motives for such stereotyping.• For the most part the later sonnets of celebration of the Friend impute no such extraordinary motives to the Poet.• The problem is that each of those imputing personality to the state entertains a different idea of what it is.• Did he dare to impute such motives to her as he clearly had himself?• Certainly they impute to the accused a degree of mystical malevolence just like that implied in witchcraft charges.• At no time must he impute unworthy motives to them.From Longman Business Dictionaryimputeim‧pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verb [transitive]1LAW to suggest that someone or something is the cause of a particular situation, or is responsible for a particular action, especially something badThe court ruled that the newspaper report did impute a criminal offense.2TAXSTATISTICS to calculate the value of something which cannot easily be measured in the usual way by giving it a value based on similar thingsThe Inland Revenue imputes a set amount of taxable income according to the size of a company car’s engine.impute something to somethingCableWest imputes to its costs an amount for connection to its exchange.3be imputed to somethingTAX if the interest on a loan is imputed to the loan agreement, the interest is calculated at market rates, even though the actual rate of interest paid may be lower than the market rates→ See Verb tableOrigin impute (1300-1400) Latin imputare, from putare “to think, consider”im·pute verbChineseSyllable
often that unfairly, is to someone Business responsible for something bad say, Corpus
impute
im‧pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/
verb
impute something to somebody phrasal verb formal
to say, often unfairly, that someone is responsible for something bad or has bad intentions:
The police were not guilty of the violence imputed to them.
—imputation /ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
im‧pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/
verb Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: imputare, from putare __to think, consider__
Language: Latin
Origin: imputare, from putare __to think, consider__
impute something to somebody phrasal verb formal
to say, often unfairly, that someone is responsible for something bad or has bad intentions:
—imputation /ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
