repute

[ ri-pyoot ]

noun

1. estimation in the view of others; reputation:

   persons of good repute.

2. favorable reputation; good name; public respect.

   Synonyms: honor, distinction

   Antonyms: dishonor

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: reckon, deem, hold

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of repute¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of repute¹

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

Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

A reputed member of the Mongols motorcycle club was charged Tuesday with murdering a member of the rival Vagos in what federal prosecutors say is an escalating conflict between the two outfits.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• renown