Repute as a verb means to be considered as specified. As a noun it means public estimation or reputation. Some forms of the word are reputed, reputing, and reputes.
'Repute' refers to a person's reputation or the opinion generally held of someone or something. It is often used to describe the status or esteem in which someone or something is held in the eyes of others.
The root of the word "disreputable" is "repute," which means reputation or esteem. The prefix "dis-" is an affix added to the root word to give it a negative meaning, in this case, suggesting a lack of good reputation.
"Reputation" is a noun. "Repute" is also a noun, while "to repute "is a verb. "Reputed" is an adjective whilst the adverbial form is "reputedly".
A word that has the same meaning as another word is a synonym.
Some words that contain the root word "onym" are synonym (meaning a word with a similar meaning), antonym (meaning a word with the opposite meaning), and homonym (meaning a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning).
The word "pestilence" has a root meaning plague, which comes from the Latin word "pestis" meaning plague.
She was a prostitute. She worked in a house of ill-repute. ill repute = bad reputation
He was REPUTED to be a millionaire.
The root of the word "disreputable" is "repute," which means reputation or esteem. The prefix "dis-" is an affix added to the root word to give it a negative meaning, in this case, suggesting a lack of good reputation.
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The word repute is a verb or a noun; the adjective form is reputed.
Ill-repute refers to having a bad or negative reputation. It means that someone or something is generally viewed in a negative light by others.
It's best to avoid a dispute with a person of ill repute.
We need a person of good repute to be the spokesperson for our product.
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