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noun. formal uk / rɪˈpjuːt / us / rɪˈpjuːt / ill, good, etc. repute. Add to word list. a bad, good, etc. reputation: of good/ill repute a place of ill repute. See more. Idiom. hold someone in high/low repute. (Definition of repute from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of repute. repute.
noun. 1. : the character or status commonly ascribed to one : reputation. 2. : the state of being favorably known, spoken of, or esteemed. Synonyms. Noun. character. fame. mark. name. note. odor. rep [ slang] report. reputation. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of repute in a Sentence. Noun that's a repair shop of good repute.
Repute definition: estimation in the view of others; reputation. See examples of REPUTE used in a sentence.
A person of great or fine repute is someone who's widely known and highly respected. The word has a stuffy feel, so you're better off describing a cellist as being of great repute than, say, a rapper or comedian. Like the words reputation and putative, repute comes from the Latin word putare, which means "consider." And the re? Let's say that ...
noun. formal us / rɪˈpjuːt / uk / rɪˈpjuːt / ill, good, etc. repute. Add to word list. a bad, good, etc. reputation: of good/ill repute a place of ill repute. See more. Idiom. hold someone in high/low repute. (Definition of repute from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of repute. repute.
Definition of 'repute' repute. (rɪpjuːt ) 1. See of repute. 2. uncountable noun. A person's or organization's repute is their reputation, especially when this is good. [formal] Under his stewardship, the U.N.'s repute has risen immeasurably. Synonyms: reputation, standing, fame, celebrity More Synonyms of repute. 3. See by repute.
1. estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute. 2. favorable reputation. v.t. 3. to consider or believe (a person or thing) to be as specified (usu. used in the passive): He was reputed to be a millionaire.
