repute
[ ri-pyoot ]
/ rɪˈpyut /
noun
estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute.
favorable reputation; good name; public respect.
verb (used with object), re·put·ed, re·put·ing.
to consider or believe (a person or thing) to be as specified; regard (usually used in the passive): He was reputed to be a millionaire.
Origin of repute
1400–50; late Middle English
reputen (v.) < Middle French
reputer < Latin
reputāre to compute, consider, equivalent to
re-
re- +
putāre to think
SYNONYMS FOR repute
synonym study for repute
2. See
credit.
Words nearby repute
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req.,
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Example sentences from the Web for repute
British Dictionary definitions for repute
repute
/ (rɪˈpjuːt) /
verb
(tr; usually passive)
to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified
he is reputed to be intelligent
noun
public estimation; reputation
a writer of little repute
Word Origin for repute
C15: from Old French
reputer, from Latin
reputāre to think over, from
re- +
putāre to think