implicate
Meaning: to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate
Usage: The security log implicated the student in the cafeteria prank.
ascribe
Meaning: to assign, credit, attribute to
Usage: Some ascribe the invention of fireworks and dynamite to the Chinese.
attribute
Meaning: to credit or assign as a cause or source
Usage: The teacher attributed Maya's improvement to steady practice.
impute
Meaning: to ascribe, blame
Usage: The manager imputed the delay to a scheduling error.