as in ascribed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
people often impute his silence to unfriendliness and not to the shyness it really represents
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Columbia University Apartheid Divest ascribed the crackdown to outside pressure.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Many persons believed the shock was due to an explosion, but investigation developed that no explosion had occurred and the tremors were finally ascribed to an earthquake.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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The attack was the third in less than two months that French authorities attributed to Islamic extremists, and prompted the government to raise its security alert to the maximum level.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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While generative AI has indirectly contributed to more efficient scalability, similar contributions can be attributed to other industries.—
Suvarna Krishnan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Imputed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputed. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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