Noah Webster
Renown
RENOWN', noun
Fame; celebrity; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments.
Giants of old, men of renown Genesis 6:4. Numbers 16:2.
RENOWN', verb transitive To make famous.
Soft elocution does thy style renown
A bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown
[This verb is nearly or quite obsolete.]