Definitions

1. verb

to attribute or assign (something) to someone or something, especially as a fault or blame

“The company was forced to impute the loss on the financial report.”

2. verb

to assume or infer something about someone or something, especially on the basis of incomplete or uncertain information

“I impute her silence to be a sign of disapproval.”

3. noun

a sum or amount that is added to the value of something, especially as a tax or duty

“The government imposed a tax as an impute on luxury goods.”

4. noun

a conclusion or inference drawn from incomplete or uncertain information

“My impute of the situation was that it was a misunderstanding.”

5. verb

to attribute or assign (a quality or characteristic) to someone or something

“The poet imputed his emotions to the characters in the story.”