Definitions for the word "repose" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v.
To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v.
To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
To lie at rest; to rest.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v.
Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v.
A rest; a pause.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
1 cessation of activity, excitement, or toil. 2 sleep. 3 peaceful or quiescent state; tranquillity. v. (-sing) 1 (also refl.) Lie down in rest. 2 (often foll. By in, on) lie, be lying or laid, esp. In sleep or death. [latin: related to *pause]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
12. v.
(-sing) (foll. By in) place (trust etc.) In. [from *re-, *pose]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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