noun
repute
rih-PYOOT
noun
1
Reputation, especially a favorable one.
"A surgeon of great repute, she was sought out by patients worldwide."
verb
1
To generally consider or regard someone or something as being a certain way.
"He is reputed to be one of the finest violinists alive."
How to Use Repute
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishStanding or fame, or to be widely regarded as something.
When to use it
Somewhat formal or literary; "reputation" is the everyday word.
Common pairings
of good repute
reputed to be
Word Forms
reputed past tense, reputes plural, reputes singular
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Etymology
From Old French reputer, from Latin reputo, "to think over, reckon," from re- ("again") plus puto ("to think").