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repute

1. re.pute \ri-'pyu:t\ vt [ME reputen, fr. MF reputer, fr. L reputare to 
   reckon up, thi]nk over, fr. re- + putare to reckon - more at PAVE : to hold 
   in thought : ACCOUNT 
2. repute n 1: the character or status commonly ascribed to one : 
   REPUTATION) M  2: the state of being favorably known, spoken of, or 
   esteemed