First Known Use: 15th century
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1repute
verb re·pute \ri-ˈpyüt\
re·put·edre·put·ing
Definition of REPUTE
transitive verb
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Origin of REPUTE
Middle English, from Anglo-French reputer, from Latin reputare to reckon up, think over, from re- + putare to reckon
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
: good reputation
Full Definition of REPUTE
1
: the character or status commonly ascribed to one : reputation
2
: the state of being favorably known, spoken of, or esteemed
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First Known Use of REPUTE
1539
REPUTE[1] Defined for Kids
1repute
verb re·pute \ri-ˈpyüt\
re·put·edre·put·ing
Definition of REPUTE for Kids
: consider 3 <She is reputed to be a millionaire.>
2repute
noun
Definition of REPUTE for Kids
1
: reputation 1 <He is held in good repute.>
2
: good reputation <doctors of repute>
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