repute

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the state of being held in high esteem and honor
  2. verb look on as or consider

Etymology

From Old French reputer, from Latin reputō (“to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”), from re- (“again”) + putō (“to think”).

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reputation

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