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repute
[ri-pyoot]
noun
estimation in the view of others; reputation.
persons of good repute.
favorable reputation; good name; public respect.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:
verb (used with object)
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.
Synonyms: , ,
repute
/ ɪˈː /
verb
(tr; usually passive) to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified
he is reputed to be intelligent
noun
public estimation; reputation
a writer of little repute
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repute1
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Example Sentences
Another showed a military-style beret with a logo referring to a Jalisco commander nicknamed “El Yogurt,” reputed to lead an armed cell that includes Colombians.
Federal prosecutors on Friday announced three reputed MS-13 members are charged with killing Barrientos on the orders of gang leaders.
Amanda Knox has found comfort in “the sisterhood of ill repute.”
A reputed member of the Mongols motorcycle club was charged Tuesday with murdering a member of the rival Vagos in what federal prosecutors say is an escalating conflict between the two outfits.
The photo of a young El Mencho that flashed on the screen is among the only public images of the reputed kingpin, who is believed to be 58.
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