impute

To relate (something, usually something bad) to a particular cause or source; place the fault or responsibility for: synonym: attribute.

To assign as a characteristic; credit.

To charge; attribute; ascribe; reckon as pertaining or attributable.

To reckon as chargeable or accusable; charge; tax; accuse.

To attribute vicariously; ascribe as derived from another: used especially in theology. See doctrine of imputation, under imputation.