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1. (n.) repute
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
persons of good repute.
2. repute
favorable reputation.
3. (v.t.) repute
to consider or believe (a person or thing) to be as specified (usu. used in the passive):
He was reputed to be a millionaire.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME (v.) < MF reputer < L reputāre to compute, consider =re-re - +putāre to think)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) repute, reputation
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
2. (verb) think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be
look on as or consider
"she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) repute
character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate
2. (noun) repute
specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute
3. (verb) repute
to hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon
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