repute

¹re·pute

transitive verb \ri-ˈpyüt\

re·put·edre·put·ing

Definition of REPUTE

: believe, consider

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

noun

Definition 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

1. <that's a repair shop of good repute>

First Known Use of REPUTE

1539

Related to REPUTE

Synonyms

character, fame, mark, name, note, odor, rep [slang], report, reputation

Related Words

credit, honor; celebrity, notoriety, renown; image, persona; admiration, regard, reverence

Near Antonyms

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame