impute

• Verb, das verwendet wird, um jemandem etwas zuzuschreiben oder anzulasten, besonders Schuld oder ein Vergehen. Es kann auch bedeuten, etwas als Ursache oder Verdienst einer Person oder Sache zuzurechnen.

A verb used to attribute or ascribe something, especially a fault or a crime, to someone.

1. Attribute or credit toC1formal

   To assign or ascribe something, such as a quality or achievement, to a person or thing.

   Zuschreiben

   • The success of the project was imputed to the team's hard work.
   • Historians often impute great wisdom to ancient leaders.
   • She imputed her artistic talent to her grandmother's influence.

   Synonymeaccreditascribeassignattributechargecreditlay

2. Assign responsibility or faultC1formal

   To attribute a fault, responsibility, or cause to someone or something.

   Schuld zuweisen

   • The manager imputed the error to a lack of training.
   • They imputed the accident to the driver's negligence.
   • It would be unfair to impute blame without evidence.

   Synonymeaccreditascribeassignattributeblamechargecredit

   Antonymeabsolveexculpateexonerate