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externalise vs impute

impute vs externalise

externalise and impute both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
externalise No No Yes No
impute No No Yes No
As verbs, impute is a hypernym of externalise; that is, impute is a word with a broader meaning than externalise:
  • externalise: regard as objective
  • impute: attribute or credit to
Other hypernyms of externalise include ascribe, assign, attribute.
externalise (verb) impute (verb)
make external or objective, or give reality to attribute or credit to
regard as objective attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
Difference between externalise and impute

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