Definition of Impute
to lay the responsibility or blame on someone else
Examples of Impute in a sentence
It was wrong of me to impute you for the failure of the dinner party when I was the one who did not properly plan the event. 🔊
Although Jake cannot impute anyone else for the robbery, he will not admit to committing the crime himself. 🔊
On Monday, Ellen will impute her failure to complete the project on her malfunctioning computer. 🔊
Even though my sister had broken the window, she tried to impute the damage onto me. 🔊
Rather than impute his brother, Harry will accept blame for a crime he did not commit. 🔊
The defense attorney’s job is to impute anyone other than his client so the jury will respond with a “not guilty” verdict. 🔊
When the singer was asked about her awful performance, she tried to impute her mistakes to nervousness. 🔊
The foolish drunk driver tried to impute the accident on the bartender who made the strong drinks. 🔊
When my daughter received a failing grade in her math class, she attempted to impute her instructor’s teaching skills. 🔊
How dare you try to impute my work to cover up for your own lack of progress! 🔊
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