Etymology: < repute v. Compare earlier reputation n., and compare also refute n.², dispute n., compute n., etc.

Etymology: Apparently < repute, variant of the past participle of repute v., although perhaps also influenced by Latinate participial adjectives such as pollute adj., execute adj., institute adj., dissolute adj., etc. (The past participle of classical Latin reputāre is in fact reputātus ; compare Middle French reputé , use as adjective of the past participle of reputer repute v.) A similar development is perhaps shown by depute adj. (compare discussion at that entry). Compare reputate v.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French reputer (French réputer ) to hold, consider, or believe (someone or something to be something) (13th cent. in Old French, also with pour or a ; 14th cent. in passive, ‘to be considered or held to be’), to attribute (something to someone) (14th cent.) and its etymon classical Latin reputāre to ascertain by calculation, reckon up, to take into consideration, to think over, bear in mind, reflect on, consider, in post-classical Latin also to impute, ascribe to (Vulgate; early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), to attribute to, to regard as (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian) < re- re- prefix + putāre to reckon, think (see putation n.). Compare Catalan reputar (14th cent.), Spanish reputar (14th cent.), Italian reputare (a1243), Portuguese reputar (15th cent.). Compare slightly earlier reputation n., and compare also repute adj., reputate v.The past participle form repute (compare e.g. quots. a1425 at sense 1, c1455 at sense 2a(b)) may simply show assimilation and loss of the ending -ed after a stem-final dental consonant, but may also result from analogy with other Latinate past participle forms. (The expected Latinate participle form in this case would be reputate : compare reputate v.) Compare also repute adj. and discussion at that entry; the frequency of repute adj. in Scots would support the hypothesis that assimilation and loss of the ending -ed is involved here.