Meaning & use
Repute
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the reputation or opinion generally held about someone or something
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The surgeon was a physician of great repute in the field of cardiology.
A restaurant of ill repute, it nonetheless drew curious diners every night.
A note on using this word
Most common today in the fixed phrases "good repute," "ill repute," and "of repute"; as a verb it means to consider or regard as being.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
to consider or regard as being of a particular character
He is reputed to be one of the wealthiest collectors in the country.
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