REPOSE
\ɹɪpˈə͡ʊz], \ɹɪpˈəʊz], \ɹ_ɪ_p_ˈəʊ_z]\
Definitions of REPOSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the absence of mental stress or anxiety
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put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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a disposition free from stress or emotion
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put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
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to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"
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lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
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lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
By Princeton University
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the absence of mental stress or anxiety
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put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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a disposition free from stress or emotion
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put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
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to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"
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lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
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To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
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To lie at rest; to rest.
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Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
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To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
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A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
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Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
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A rest; a pause.
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To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, - often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.
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That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; - opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose.
By Oddity Software
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To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
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To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
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To lie at rest; to rest.
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Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
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To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
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A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
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Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
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A rest; a pause.
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To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, - often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.
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That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; - opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose.
By Noah Webster.
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Sleep; rest; calmness; ease of manner.
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To place in a position to rest; refresh by rest; to cause to depend; with in or on; as, to repose confidence in God.
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To sleep; to lie at rest; to confide; to be calm or peaceful.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To lay at rest: to compose: to place in trust (with on or in).
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To rest: to sleep: to rest in confidence (with on or upon): to lie.
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A lying at rest: sleep: quiet: rest of mind: (fine art) that harmony which gives rest to the eye.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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