impute

ɪmˈpjuːt
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Translation of impute from English into German

Verb

tr.
1.

responsibility

attribute responsibility or fault to a cause
zuschreiben unterstellen
  • They impute the delay to the traffic.Sie führten die Verzögerung auf den Verkehr zurück.
2.

psychology

attribute a quality or action to a person or thing
zuschreiben unterstellen
  • The characteristics were imputed to every member of the species.Die Eigenschaften wurden jedem Mitglied der Art zugeschrieben
3.

mathematics

TECH.
replace missing data with substituted values
TECH.
imputieren ersetzen
  • The researchers imputed the missing survey responses.Die Forscher ersetzten die fehlenden Umfrageantworten.
4.

theology

TECH.
ascribe sin or righteousness to someone by substitution
TECH.
zuschreiben anrechnen imputieren
  • The doctrine imputes righteousness to believers.Die Lehre schreibt den Gläubigen Gerechtigkeit zu.
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Expressions with impute: examples in English and translations in German

die Haftung zuschreiben
die Verantwortung zuweisen
The court may impute liability to the company.
Zinsen anrechnen
Zinsen berechnen
The accountant will impute interest on the deferred payment.

Synonyms and analogies of impute in English

Examples of impute in a sentence

  • She tried to impute her mistakes to her assistant.
  • She imputed the success of the project to her team.
  • The blame was imputed to the wrong person.
  • The software can impute missing values in datasets.
  • Analysts often impute data to complete their models.
  • The pastor imputed sin to the congregation.

Translations of "impute" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
unterstellenv.

Now we do not want to impute such an intention to anyone here.

Nun wollen wir hier natürlich eine solche Absicht nicht unterstellen.

zuschreibenv.

Teachers should not impute a student's struggles solely to lack of effort.

Lehrer sollten die Probleme eines Schülers nicht ausschließlich mangelndem Einsatz zuschreiben.

anrechnenv.

How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity. Psalm 85 says essentially the same.

Wohl dem Menschen, dem der HERR keine Schuld anrechnet. In Psalm 85 steht im Prinzip dasselbe.

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Other translations for impute:

  • ersetzenv.
  • zurechnenv.

impute: Examples and translations in context

To impute dishonesty without proof would only tarnish her reputation further.

Ohne Beweise, Unehrlichkeit zu unterstellen, würde ihren Ruf nur weiter schädigen.

Critics often impute ulterior motives to politicians during election campaigns.

Kritiker neigen oft dazu, Politikern während Wahlkämpfen versteckte Motive zu unterstellen.

Do not impute motives to her actions; she was simply trying to help.

Unterstellen Sie ihren Handlungen keine Motive; sie wollte einfach nur helfen.

He didn't mean to impute any wrongdoing, but the evidence suggested otherwise.

Er wollte keine Verfehlungen unterstellen, aber die Beweise deuteten darauf hin.

And in this question it is superfluous to impute anything to anyone.

Und es ist überflüssig irgendjemanden in dieser Frage irgendetwas zu unterstellen.

She did not want to impute negative intentions to her colleague, preferring to ask directly.

Sie wollte ihrer Kollegin keine negativen Absichten unterstellen und bat lieber direkt um eine Erklärung.

Critics often impute ulterior motives to politicians, assuming they are always self-serving.

Kritiker unterstellen oft Politikern versteckte Motive, da sie annehmen, dass diese immer eigennützig handeln.

Though he had no evidence, he decided to impute disloyalty to his business partner.

Obwohl er keine Beweise hatte, entschied er sich, seinem Geschäftspartner Illoyalität zu unterstellen.

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