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Definition of: impute
(im·py
t′) v.t. ·put·ed, ·put·ing
1. To attribute, as a fault or crime, to a person; ascribe.
2. Theol. To attribute, as righteousness or guilt, vicariously. See synonyms under ATTRIBUTE. [<OF emputer <L imputare enter into the account <in- in + putare reckon, think]
—im·put′a·bil′i·ty, im·put′a·ble·ness noun
—im·put′a·ble adjective
—im·put′er noun
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