repute
Use Repute in a sentence
noun
1.
estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute.
2.
favorable reputation; good name; public respect.
verb (used with object)
3.
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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr; usually passive) to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified: he is reputed to be intelligent |
| —n | |
| 2. | public estimation; reputation: a writer of little repute |
| [C15: from Old French reputer, from Latin reputāre to think over, from | |
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Example sentences
He quickly gained repute in the handling of real estate matters.
They can still act selflessly, and they still know what they would need to do in order to garner good repute.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavour.
Ghosts who roam the former house of ill repute are a popular topic of conversation here.
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