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adjective
Date: 1549
1. having a good repute ; reputable
2. being such according to reputation or general belief <a reputed mobster>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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reputed — index putative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 reputed … Law dictionary
reputed — [ri pyo͞ot′id] adj. generally accounted or supposed to be such [the reputed owner] reputedly adv … English World dictionary
reputed — *supposed, supposititious, suppositious, putative, purported, conjectural, hypothetical Analogous words: assumed, presumed (see PRESUPPOSE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reputed — [adj] believed accounted, alleged, assumed, conjectural, considered, deemed, estimated, gossiped, held, hypothetical, ostensible, putative, reckoned, regarded, reported, rumored, said, seeming, supposed, suppositional, suppositious,… … New thesaurus
reputed — adj. (cannot stand alone) 1) generally, widely reputed 2) reputed to + inf. (she is reputed to be very generous) * * * [rɪ pjuːtɪd] widely reputed (cannot stand alone) generally reputed to + inf. (she is reputed to be very generous) … Combinatory dictionary
reputed — re|put|ed [rıˈpju:tıd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: repute to believe, consider , from French réputer, from Latin reputare to think over , from putare to think ] according to what some people say, but not definitely be reputed to be/do sth ▪ She … Dictionary of contemporary English
Reputed — Repute Re*pute (r? p?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r[ e]puter, L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re re + putare to count, think. See {Putative}.] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reputed — re|put|ed [ rı pjutıd ] adjective FORMAL said or believed by many people, but not definitely known to be true: a reputed Mafia boss be reputed to do/be something: Conditions in the prison are reputed to be very harsh. ╾ re|put|ed|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reputed — adjective (only before noun) according to what most people say or think, but not definitely: the reputed billionaire Pablo Escobar | be reputed to be/do sth: She is reputed to be extremely wealthy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reputed — UK [rɪˈpjuːtɪd] / US [rɪˈpjutɪd] adjective formal said or believed by many people, but not definitely known to be true a reputed Mafia boss be reputed to do/be something: Conditions in the prison are reputed to be very harsh. Derived word:… … English dictionary
reputed — adjective /ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/ a) Pertaining to a reputation accorded to another. 1904 The other young ladies of Sulaco stood in awe of her character and accomplishments. She was reputed to be terribly learned and serious. Joseph Conrad, Nostramo [ … Wiktionary
