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The meaning of REPUTE is believe, consider. How to use repute in a sentence.
hold someone in high/low repute idiom; ill, good, etc. repute phrase; See all meanings
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.
hold someone in high/low repute idiom; ill, good, etc. repute phrase; See all idioms and phrases
1. estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute. 2. favorable reputation. 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.
If you say that something is reputed to be true, you mean that people say it is true, but you do not know if it is definitely true.
Definition of repute noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for REPUTE: reputation, name, fame, report, character, notoriety, renown, rep; Antonyms of REPUTE: reproach, shame, disrepute, disgrace, infamy, dishonor, discredit, odium
Repute definition: estimation in the view of others; reputation. See examples of REPUTE used in a sentence.
What does the noun repute mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun repute . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.