im ‧ pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: imputare , from putare 'to think, consider' ]
impute something to somebody phrasal verb formal
to say, often unfairly, that someone is responsible for something bad or has bad intentions:
The police were not guilty of the violence imputed to them.
—imputation /ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]