- (prenominal)
generally reckoned or considered; supposed or alleged: he is the reputed writer of a number of romantic poems
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re•put•ed /rɪˈpyutɪd/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
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re•put•ed
(ri pyo̅o̅′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
- reported or supposed to be such:the reputed author of a book.
- repute + -ed2 1540–50
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re•pute /rɪˈpyut/USA pronunciation
n., v., -put•ed, -put•ing.
n. [uncountable]
v. [usually: be + ~-ed + to + verb* not: be + ~-ing]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025n. [uncountable]
- opinion in the view of others;
reputation:persons of good repute. - favorable reputation.
v. [usually: be + ~-ed + to + verb* not: be + ~-ing]
- to consider or believe (a person or thing) to be as described:He was reputed to be a millionaire.
re•pute
(ri pyo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n., v., -put•ed, -put•ing.
n.
v.t.
n.
- estimation in the view of others;
reputation:persons of good repute. - favorable reputation;
good name;
public respect.
v.t.
- to consider or believe (a person or thing) to be as specified;
regard (usually used in the passive):He was reputed to be a millionaire.
- Latin reputāre to compute, consider, equivalent. to re- re- + putāre to think
- Middle French reputer
- late Middle English reputen (verb, verbal) 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distinction, honor. See credit.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hold, deem, reckon.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dishonor.
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- (tr; usually passive)
to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified: he is reputed to be intelligent
public estimation; reputation: a writer of little repute
'reputed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aeneas
- Bethesda
- Big Foot
- Callimachus
- Cyllenian
- Damascus
- Gambrinus
- Glastonbury
- Guido d'Arezzo
- Kapila
- Lao-tzu
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
- Magi
- Mathura
- Mazar-e-Sharif
- Potemkin
- Runnymede
- Saint Andrew's Cross
- Seven Sages
- Simon
- Thomas of Erceldoune
- Valmiki
- arapaima
- bain-marie
- batiste
- bezoar
- birthwort
- bo tree
- bugleweed
- campanile
- colicroot
- conferva
- cracked
- cure-all
- eureka
- fake
- false vampire
- fleabane
- grammarian
- health
- homer
- hoochinoo
- kelpie
- kir
- lover's leap
- magic bullet
- peter
- potion
- pretended
- purported