Acclaim vs Repute - What's the difference?
acclaim | repute |
(archaic) To shout; to call out.
To shout approval; to express great approval.
* 1911 , (Saki), The Chronicles of Clovis
*:The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
(rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
* A glad acclaiming train. - Thomson
(obsolete) To claim.
To declare by acclamations.
* While the shouting crowd / Acclaims thee king of traitors. - Smollett
(Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
Reputation, especially a good reputation.
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*:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
To attribute or credit something to something; to impute.
To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something
* Bible, Job xviii. 3
* Shakespeare
In transitive terms the difference between acclaim and repute
is that acclaim is to declare by acclamations while repute is to consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something.As verbs the difference between acclaim and repute
is that acclaim is to shout; to call out while repute is to attribute or credit something to something; to impute.As nouns the difference between acclaim and repute
is that acclaim is an acclamation; a shout of applause while repute is reputation, especially a good reputation.acclaim
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Etymology 1
* First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud) First attested in the 1630's. * From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* acclaimable * acclaimerEtymology 2
* First attested in 1667.Synonyms
* See alsoAnagrams
* English words prefixed with ad-repute
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Noun
(-)Verb
(reput)- Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
- The king your father was reputed for / A prince most prudent.