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Vocabulary Entry
imputation
|noun • verb
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N
noun
The act of imputing; attributing something (such as a responsibility or fault) to someone.
Example Sentences
"The imputation of blame was unfair and baseless."
"His imputation of malice caused a rift between them."
"They faced the imputation of incompetence after the project failure."
V
verb
To attribute or ascribe something (such as a person’s actions) to someone, especially something undesirable.
Example Sentences
"She did not want to impute motives to his decisions."
"It’s unwise to impute guilt without clear evidence."
"The report attempted to impute responsibility for the accident."