repute

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ɹɪˈpjuːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #35720

Meanings

1

noun
The opinion people have of someone or something, especially a good reputation.

It was a restaurant of great repute, known across the whole city.
2

verb
To consider or believe someone or something to be a certain way.

He is reputed to be one of the finest surgeons in the country.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the opinion people have of... reputation

2 verb · to consider or believe... esteem

Word family

Forms reputedreputesreputing

Derived forms misreputereputabilityreputeereputeless

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Phrases (1)

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ill repute
a bad reputation or unfavorable public opinion

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

reputer Old French reputō Latin

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# repute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈpjuːt/
**Frequency rank:** 35720

## Meanings
1. The opinion people have of someone or something, especially a good reputation.
2. To consider or believe someone or something to be a certain way.

## Examples
- It was a restaurant of great repute, known across the whole city.
- He is reputed to be one of the finest surgeons in the country.

## Derived Forms
- misrepute
- reputability
- reputee
- reputeless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reputer
- Root: reputō

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

## AI Etymology
Repute is from Old French reputer, from Latin reputō (“to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”), from re- (“again”) + putō (“to think”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the opinion people have of someone or something, especially a good reputation, or to consider or believe someone or something to be a certain way. Derived formations include misrepute, reputability, reputee, reputeless.

## Topics
- People & Society

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