The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word IMPUTE
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More clues leading to the result IMPUTE
- One saying nothing about president's principal attribute
- Charge one: being unable to speak, keeping quiet
- Place in Middle East will succeed I reckon
- I am given place at Cambridge finally, gaining credit
- Charge one’s placed on earl
- Attribute that's describing a politician, extremely unpleasant
- Guess setter's place? Bottom of pile!
- One saying nothing about parking charge
- Attribute of one saying nothing about power
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What does IMPUTE mean?
IMPUTE verb- To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
- To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.
- To take into account.
- To attribute or credit to.
- To replace missing data with substituted values.