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repute
[ ri-pyoot ]
noun
- estimation in the view of others; reputation:
persons of good repute.
- favorable reputation; good name; public respect.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
verb (used with object)
- 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.
Synonyms: , ,
repute
/ ɪˈː /
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repute1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The photo of a young El Mencho that flashed on the screen is among the only public images of the reputed kingpin, who is believed to be 58.
He testified that he worked mostly for Jayson “Beaver” Weaver, a reputed Aryan Brotherhood member.
The rest complied and Putin is reputed to actually be the richest man in the world, although his fortune is not publicly traceable.
What they had in common, authorities say, was that they’d run afoul of three reputed members of the Aryan Brotherhood.
Considering all that history and Wray's reputed veneration of the FBI, it was expected that he would make Trump fire him in order at least to uphold the idea of the independence of the Bureau.
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