v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reputing. ] [ F. réputer, 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 hold; to think; to reckon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? Job xviii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king your father was reputed for
A prince most prudent. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate. [ 1913 Webster ]

He who regns
Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure
Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute. “Dead stocks, which have been of repute.” F. Beaumont. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In common opinion or estimation; by repute. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]