repute (rɪˈpjuːt
)
Definitions
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
C15: from Old French reputer , from Latin reputāre to think over, from re- + putāre to thinkSynonyms
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reputation,
standing,
fame,
celebrity,
distinction,
esteem,
stature,
eminence,
estimation,
renown,
Usage examples
No one since Thomas Mann, I would guess, not even Tyrrel, had so combined sales with intellectual repute.
, THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK (2002)Three factors regulate the pricing system of internal knowledge markets: reciprocity, repute , and altruism.
Business Today (1998)If you set foot in a house of ill repute , you're not breaking the law.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)A thinker of worldwide repute , some people say he did not have the stomach for politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)By this time he was twenty-one years old and had known her only through letters and by repute.
, ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (2003)