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repute
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
repute
(noun)
reputed
(adjective)
ill
(adjective)
repute
/rɪ
ˈ
pjuːt/
noun
repute
/rɪ
ˈ
pjuːt/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of REPUTE
[
noncount
]
formal
1
:
reputation
They are held in high/good/bad/low
repute
. [=they have a good/bad reputation]
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2
:
good reputation
a scientist of
repute
[=
distinction
]
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ill repute
:
bad reputation
She was a
woman of ill repute
. [=
prostitute, whore
]
a
house of ill repute
[=
brothel, whorehouse
]
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