Re*pute" (r?-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reputing.] [F. r'eputer, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count, think. See Putative.]
To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon.
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
Job xviii. 3.
The king your father was reputed for
A prince most prudent.
Shak.
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Re*pute", n.
1.
Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate.
He who regns
Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure
Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute.
Milton.
2.
Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute.
"Dead stocks, which have been of
repute."
F. Beaumont.
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