repute

[ ri-pyoot ]
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noun
  1. estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute.

  2. favorable reputation; good name; public respect.

verb (used with object),re·put·ed, re·put·ing.
  1. 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

1
1400–50; late Middle English reputen (v.) <Middle French reputer<Latin reputāre to compute, consider, equivalent to re-re- + putāre to think

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2. See credit.

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repute

/ (rɪˈpjuːt) /


verb
  1. (tr; usually passive) to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified: he is reputed to be intelligent

noun
  1. public estimation; reputation: a writer of little repute

Origin of repute

1
C15: from Old French reputer, from Latin reputāre to think over, from re- + putāre to think

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