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  • 1reputed, reported — Reputed means held to be such, supposed, so considered : He is reputed to be an excellent salesman. She is the reputed owner of the stolen property. Reported means communicated, made known : This theft was immediately reported to the police. The… …

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  • 2reputed — index putative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 reputed …

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  • 3reputed — [ri pyo͞ot′id] adj. generally accounted or supposed to be such [the reputed owner] reputedly adv …

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  • 4reputed pint — or reputed quart noun That which is commonly called a pint or quart though not necessarily of legal standard (sometimes as little as half the legal amount) • • • Main Entry: ↑repute …

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  • 5reputed — *supposed, supposititious, suppositious, putative, purported, conjectural, hypothetical Analogous words: assumed, presumed (see PRESUPPOSE) …

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  • 6reputed — [adj] believed accounted, alleged, assumed, conjectural, considered, deemed, estimated, gossiped, held, hypothetical, ostensible, putative, reckoned, regarded, reported, rumored, said, seeming, supposed, suppositional, suppositious,… …

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  • 7reputed owner — noun A person who has to all appearance the title to the property • • • Main Entry: ↑repute …

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  • 8reputed — 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) …

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  • 9reputed — 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 …

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  • 10Reputed — 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… …

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