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)

, 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.

   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

See credit.

Example Sentences

From Tehran, smoke was also seen near the city of Shahriyar, a reputed site of underground missile storage facilities.

From Los Angeles Times

This summer, U.S. authorities landed one of their most prized catches yet: “El Mayo” Zambada, reputed leader of one of the Sinaloa cartel’s most powerful factions.

From Los Angeles Times

Spooky Meter: 4/5 The ballroom on the second floor is reportedly the most active spot, thanks to the specter of a woman who is reputed to show up in photos.

From Los Angeles Times

Two of Atul's brothers are studying engineering at reputed colleges, while a third is doing a bachelor's degree from a college in Muzaffarnagar.

From BBC

The reputed Mexican drug lord known as El Mencho has spent more than a decade evading efforts by U.S. and Mexican officials to bring him to justice.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• renown