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repute

re·pute

UK/ɹɪˈpjuːt/ US/riˈpjut/ rare
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

look on as or consider

  • “she looked on this affair as a joke”
  • “He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician”
  • “He is reputed to be intelligent”
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noun

1.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

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Origin

From Old French reputer, from Latin reputō (“to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”), from re- (“again”) + putō (“to think”).

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