impute (to)

verb

Definition of impute (to)next
as in to pin (on)

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  1. blame
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  • Economists are clashing over whether the $20 wage is to blame.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • In October, the gang was blamed for killing more than 70 people in Pont-Sondé, the biggest massacre in Haiti’s recent history.
    — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Definition of blame
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“Impute (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impute%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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