Dis`re*pute" (?), n.
Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute.
Sir W. Scott.
Syn. -- Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.
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Dis`re*pute", v. t.
To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.
[R.]
More inclined to love them tan to disrepute them.
Jer. Taylor.
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