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- DictionaryRe·pute/rəˈpyo͞ot/
noun
- 1. the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being regarded in a particular way: "pollution could bring the authority's name into bad repute"
verb
- 1. be generally regarded to be or as being (but not definitely the case): "he's reputed to earn $7m per annum"
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.
repute. 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.
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 ...
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.
1. estimation in the view of others; reputation. persons of good repute. 2. favorable reputation; good name; public respect. transitive verb. 3. 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.
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.
Synonyms for REPUTE: reputation, name, fame, report, character, notoriety, renown, rep; Antonyms of REPUTE: reproach, shame, disrepute, disgrace, infamy, dishonor, discredit, odium.
Definition of repute noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
repute. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English re‧pute /rɪˈpjuːt/ noun [ uncountable] formal reputation of good/high/international etc repute a man of high repute of (some) repute (=having a good reputation) a hotel of some repute Examples from the Corpus repute • Ramsay knew her by repute only and had been looking forward to ...
