as in ascribes
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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Recent Examples of imputes
That imputes a total cost of $566 million.
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2025
Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Brewer ascribes Starbucks’ success in Italy, where even the average person is a coffee connoisseur, to offering people, especially young people, a place to relax and enjoy a coffee.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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This breakup analysis ascribes no value to the companies being under the same corporate parent.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hotez attributes this to humans increasingly interacting with wildlife and their habitats, including through urbanization and deforestation.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The staff attributes the sharp jump largely to riders, or costs added to bills after the general rate is authorized.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Imputes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputes. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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