Reputing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 hold; to
     think; to reckon.


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           Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in
           your sight?                              --Job xviii.
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           The king your father was reputed for
           A prince most prudent.                   --Shak.
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