Word of the Day:
imputation
What It Means
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
That which has been imputed or charged.
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
the imputation of the righteousness of Christ
Imputation in Context
“All the legends of the past, and all the stupefying imputations of Henry Akeley’s letters and exhibits, welled up in my memory to heighten the atmosphere of tension and growing menace.”
Did You Know?
From Middle French imputation, from Latin imputatio.
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