NYT Dictionary
IMPUTE
/ɪmˈpjut/Verbim-PUTEim-pute · 2 syllablesGrade 10
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from Middle French imputer, from Latin imputō (“to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
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