impute
/ɪmˈpjuːt/
- Verb
- to say or suggest that someone or something has or is guilty of (something)
- They're trying to impute selfish motives to my actions. [=they're trying to say that my actions were motivated by selfishness]
- He insists that he is not responsible for all the crimes that have been imputed to him. [=the crimes that he has been blamed for]