assign vs impute

assign

verb
  • To attribute or sort (something) into categories. 

  • To give (a value) to a variable. 

  • To allot or give (something) as a task. 

  • To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose. 

  • To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex. 

  • To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another. 

  • To appoint or select (someone) for some office. 

noun
  • An assignee. 

impute

verb
  • To attribute or credit to. 

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

  • To replace missing data with substituted values. 

  • To take into account. 

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

How often have the words assign and impute occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )