Answer: imputing

AnswerCrossword Clue
IMPUTINGAttributing
imputingRepresent (something, esp. something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute
imputingIMPUTE, to reckon or take into account
imputingAssign (a value) to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes
imputingAscribe (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another