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Imput, v.¹ Also: impute, (imepeoutt); input; emput. P.p. imput(t, -pute, -pit; input; imputit. [OF. imputer (14th c.), earlier emputer, L. imputāre; late ME. impute (Caxton), e.m.E. im-, inpute, p.t. and p.p. imputed.]

1. tr. To lay to the charge of; to impute, ascribe, attribute (a fault, a crime, blame) to (also, till) someone or something; to ascribe as a fault or crime to. a1400 Leg. S. xxviii. 701.
Jhesu, for thi pitte Thu input nocht this ded to me, For maugre myn this ded do I 1492 Myll Spect. 298/2.
Ye sall emput the falt to thame that commyttit sic falte c1520-c1535 Nisbet Philemon 18.
Gif he has ony thing anoyit thé, … imput [P. arette] thou this thing to me 1562-3 Winȝet I. 7/17.
We maye nawayis … bot impute that cryme to the hie reproche of ȝour nobilitie 1562 Fam. Rose 239.
We will impute the wyte therof to yourself 1575 Rep. Hist. MSS., Varr. Coll. V. 100.
Imputing ane hedeous cryme of sorsarie to me 1654 Fam. Innes 177.
I … pled … att your ladieship may not imepeoutt it to … wnwillingness

b. In the p.p. imput, impit, etc. Imputed.(a) 1398 Acts I. 210/2.
That the mysgouuernance of the reaulme … sulde be imput to the kynge 1456 Hay I. 160/20. Ib. 208/31.
Quhy suld be imput till ony man a fault of misdede of a thing that he entermettis him nocht with? c1520-c1535 Nisbet 2 Tim. iv. 16.
All forsuke me; be it nocht imput [P. arettid] to thame 1528 Exch. R. XV. 666.
Gif ony man makis deforce in thar maisteris name … that all sik deforcis be imput to thar maisteris 1533 Bell. Livy I. 125/19.
For that caus na schame … mycht be imput to hir 1550 Reg. Privy C. I. 104.
In caise ony failȝie be maid, he salbe … accusit thairfor, and the witte salbe imputt to him as accordis c1590 Fowler I. 222/8.
By fals suspect … , To lust not love my zeale is imput more(b) 1501 Reg. Privy S. I. 104/1.
That thai maa be persewit, takin or slain as the principalles, withoute ony cryme to be impit thareffore in tyme tocum 1530 Montgomery Mem. 112.
The said discord to be reput nor impit na brek to the said parteis, bot to be redressit 1533 Boece xvi. vi. 620 b.
Sic crymes wrangiuslie to him war impit(c) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 38/3.
That the blynd of thaim … be not impute tyll vs in the sycht of God Ib. 55/25.
[Any fault] in this werk … suld be impute to my haist(d) 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 33.
Gif this … thirst of blude mycht be imputit to hasty anger

c. In the p.p. in certain formulae. 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 296/1.
Without prejudice, danger or perell to be imput to the said Jhone … be the kingis heines 1508 Ib. I. 243/1.
A letter of remit … of all actioun or crime that may be impute to thaim 1518 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 181.
The Lordis … assoilȝeis … the said Robert fra all cryme that may be input to him thairthrow 1574 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 15.
All actioun and cryme that ma ony wayis be imput to ws for the … crymes aboue-wrettin 1589 Reg. Privy C. IV. 406.
Exonering thame … off all pane and dangeir that may be imputt to thame thairthrow

2. In a good sense: To ascribe as a virtue, etc., to. 1581 Burne Disput. 3 b.
Our synnis … impeschis not that the iustice of Christ be impute to vs 1596 Dalr. I. 109/1.
Sa that the commendacioune of justice may be impute to him