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Repute Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Repute? [n] the state of being held in high esteem and honor [v] look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician" [v] attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Repute: ascribe \| assign \| attribute \| esteem \| impute \| look on \| look upon \| regard as \| reputation \| take to be \| think of Related Terms \| Find terms related to Repute: See Also \| accredit \| anthropomorphise \| anthropomorphize \| believe \| blame \| carnalize \| character \| charge \| conceive \| consider \| credit \| externalise \| externalize \| fame \| honor \| honour \| interiorise \| interiorize \| internalise \| internalize \| judge \| laurels \| name \| personate \| personify \| project \| reattribute \| sensualize \| stock \| think Repute In Webster's Dictionary \Repute"\ (r?-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r['e]puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count, think. See {Putative}.] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? --Job xviii. 3. The king your father was reputed for A prince most prudent. --Shak. \Repute"\, n. 1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate. He who regns Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. --Milton. 2. Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute. ``Dead stocks, which have been of repute.'' --F. Beaumont.

Repute Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Repute?

[n] the state of being held in high esteem and honor
[v] look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"
[v] attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

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Repute In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*pute"\ (r?-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r['e]puter, L. reputare to
count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count,
think. See {Putative}.]
To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to
think; to reckon.

      Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in
      your sight?                              --Job xviii.
                                               3.

      The king your father was reputed for A prince most
      prudent.                                 --Shak.


\Re*pute"\, n.
1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good
   or bad; established opinion; public estimate.

         He who regns Monarch in heaven, till then as one
         secure Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute.
                                               --Milton.

2. Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or
   honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to
   disrepute. ``Dead stocks, which have been of repute.''
   --F. Beaumont.

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