Impugn vs. Impute — What's the Difference?

Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question

Represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done or possessed by someone; attribute

To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument

Assign (a value) to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes

To assault, attack.

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

(transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.

To assign as a characteristic; credit

To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose; as, to impugn a person's integrity.

(transitive) To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.

Attack as false or wrong

To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.

(transitive) To take into account.

(transitive) To attribute or credit to.

To replace missing data with substituted values.

To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; - generally in a bad sense.

To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.

To take account of; to consider; to regard.

Attribute or credit to;

Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source;