repute
1re·pute
transitive verb \ri-ˈpyüt\re·put·edre·put·ing
Definition of REPUTE
Origin of REPUTE
Middle English, from Anglo-French reputer, from Latin reputare to reckon up, think over, from re- + putare to reckon
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with REPUTE
acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, compute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, elute, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, minute, nonsuit, offshoot, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, salute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, transmute, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit, zoot suit
2repute
nounDefinition of REPUTE
1
: the character or status commonly ascribed to one : reputation
2
: the state of being favorably known, spoken of, or esteemed
Examples of REPUTE
- <that's a repair shop of good repute>
First Known Use of REPUTE
1539
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