repute
noun
[ rɪˈpjuːt ]
• the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being regarded in a particular way.
• "pollution could bring the authority's name into bad repute"
repute
verb
• be generally regarded to be or as being (but not definitely the case).
• "he's reputed to earn $7m per annum"
Similar:
thought,
said,
reported,
rumoured,
believed,
held,
considered,
regarded,
deemed,
judged,
estimated,
alleged,
purported,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French reputer or Latin reputare ‘think over’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + putare ‘think’.
