Impute Definition

impute
verb
  1. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
  2. attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

"Impute" in song lyrics

See how impute is used in real songs:

  • "This silence for my sin you did impute,"
    William Shakespeare — Sonnet LXXXIII

Usage tips for "impute"

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