# impute

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpjuːt/

## Definitions
1. To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
2. To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.
3. To take into account.
4. To attribute or credit to.
5. To replace missing data with substituted values.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French imputer, from Latin imputō (“to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impute