v.tr. (foll. by to) 1 regard (esp. something undesirable) as being done or caused or possessed by. 2 Theol. ascribe (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to (a person) by virtue of a similar quality in another. imputable adj. imputation n. imputative adj.
[ ME f. OF imputer f. L imputare enter in the account (as IN-(2), putare reckon) ]