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repute

[ ri-pyoot ]

noun

  1. estimation in the view of others; reputation:

    persons of good repute.

  2. favorable reputation; good name; public respect.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:



verb (used with object)

reputed, reputing.
  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.

    Synonyms: , ,

repute

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  1. tr; usually passive to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified

    he is reputed to be intelligent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. public estimation; reputation

    a writer of little repute

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repute1

1400–50; late Middle English reputen (v.) < Middle French reputer < Latin ܳ to compute, consider, equivalent to re- re- + ܳ to think
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repute1

C15: from Old French reputer , from Latin ܳ to think over, from re- + ܳ to think
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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.

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He testified that he worked mostly for Jayson “Beaver” Weaver, a reputed Aryan Brotherhood member.

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The rest complied and Putin is reputed to actually be the richest man in the world, although his fortune is not publicly traceable.

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What they had in common, authorities say, was that they’d run afoul of three reputed members of the Aryan Brotherhood.

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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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