something to someone [phrasal verb] [+ object +object] [formal] - to consider, often unfairly, (something, esp. something bad), as someone's reason for doing something.In his arrogance he would always impute stupidity to those who disagreed with him.I hope you are not imputing to me any intention to mislead the public.
IMPUTE
Meaning of IMPUTE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012