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[ im-pyoo-tey-shuhn ] / ˌɪm pyʊˈteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imputation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of imputing. an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation. Origin of imputation1535–45; <Late Latin imputātiōn- (stem of imputātiō), equivalent to Latin imputāt(us) past participle of imputāre to ascribe, impute + -iōn--ion Words nearby imputationimpunity, impure, impure flutter, impurity, imputable, imputation, imputation system, impute, imputed, imputrescible, impv. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imputationBH: Well, for many years I resisted the imputation that Edna was based on my own mother. Dame Edna Mouths Off|Kevin Sessums|March 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST In any event, she came forth with this imputation of careless work on the part of Dr. Lennon, an academic of some stature. Norman Mailer vs. Everyone|Norman Mailer|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST Lola, it seems, resents highly any imputation upon her good name, and demands proof of her losses. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIV, May 1852, Vol. IV|Various But one thing he could not bear, and that was an imputation of faithlessness in his stewardship. The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens
Jonathan Swift is generally regarded as a free liver, though probably the company he kept is often answerable for the imputation. Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England|Richard Valpy French Ronder ought at once to resent any imputation on his honesty. The Cathedral|Sir Hugh Walpole I not only acquit De Quincey of all serious moral delinquency,—I declare distinctly that no imputation of it was ever intended. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860|George Saintsbury
Words related to imputationaccusation, insinuation, attribution, incrimination, allegation |