Repute Meaning
/ɹɪˈpjuːt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounReputation, especially a good reputation.
verbTo attribute or credit something to something; to impute.
Sentence Examples
Fadil was a man of ill repute.
Sami was a man of ill repute.
Tom is a public speaker of some repute.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum is a place of great international ____, known for its rare and valuable collections.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The surgeon was held in high ____ by her colleagues for her exceptional skill and calm under pressure.
Word Origin & History
From Old French reputer, from Latin reputō (“to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”), from re- (“again”) + putō (“to think”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass."
— 1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
"Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?"
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 18:3:
"The king your father was reputed for / A prince most prudent."
— 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
"If the comparison could be made, I verily believe these would be found to be almost infinituple of the other; which ought therefore to be reputed as nothing."
— 1722, William Wollaston, The Religion of Nature Delineated:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum is a place of great international ____, known for its rare and valuable collections.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The surgeon was held in high ____ by her colleagues for her exceptional skill and calm under pressure.