impute sth to sb
(ACCUSE) formal — phrasal verb with impute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verbDefinition
› to say that someone is responsible for something that has happened, or that something is the cause of something else: They imputed the error to the lawyer who was handling her case.Concluding and deducing
(Definition of impute sth to sb (ACCUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- deduce verb
- deduction noun (THINKING)
- diagnosis noun
- draw verb (MAKE)
- exclude verb
- extrapolate verb
- gather verb (UNDERSTAND)
- in the last/final analysis idiom
- induction noun (THINKING)
- inductive adjective
- infer verb
- inference noun
- must modal verb (PROBABLY)
- perceive verb (BELIEVE)
- put sth down to sth phrasal verb
- put two and two together and make five idiom
- put two and two together idiom
- reason verb
- syllogism noun
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