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re-pose

  [ree-pohz]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -posed, -pos⋅ing.
to pose again.
Origin:
re- + pose 1

re⋅pose

1  [ri-pohz] noun, verb, -posed, -pos⋅ing.
–noun
1. the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
2. peace; tranquillity; calm.
3. dignified calmness, as of manner; composure.
4. absence of movement, animation, etc.: When in repose, her face recalls the Mona Lisa.
–verb (used without object)
5. to lie or be at rest, as from work, activity, etc.
6. to lie dead: His body will repose in the chapel for two days.
7. to be peacefully calm and quiet: The sea reposed under the tropical sun.
8. to lie or rest on something.
9. Archaic. to depend or rely on a person or thing.
–verb (used with object)
10. to lay to rest; rest; refresh by rest (often used reflexively).
Origin:
1425–75; late ME reposen (v.) < MF reposer, OF < LL repausāre, equiv. to L re- re- + LL pausāre to rest (deriv. of L pausa pause )

Related forms:
re⋅pos⋅ed⋅ly  [ri-poh-zid-lee] , adverb
re⋅pos⋅ed⋅ness, noun
re⋅pos⋅er, noun

re⋅pose

2  [ri-pohz]
–verb (used with object), -posed, -pos⋅ing.
1. to put (confidence, trust, etc.) in a person or thing.
2. to put under the authority or at the disposal of a person.
3. Archaic. to deposit.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME reposen to replace, repr. L repōnere to put back; see re-, pose
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re·pose 1   (rĭ-pōz')   
n.  
  1. The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
  2. Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
  3. Calmness; tranquillity.
v.   re·posed, re·pos·ing, re·pos·es

v.   tr.
  1. To lay (oneself) down.
  2. To rest or relax (oneself).
v.   intr.
  1. To lie at rest.
  2. To lie dead: repose in a grave.
  3. To lie while being supported by something.

[From Middle English reposen, to be at rest, from Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausāre, to cause to rest : Latin re-, re- + Latin pausāre, to rest (from Latin pausa, rest; see pause).]
re·pos'al n., re·pos'er n.
re·pose 2   (rĭ-pōz')   
tr.v.   re·posed, re·pos·ing, re·pos·es
To place (trust, for example): reposed all his hopes in the new cure.

[Middle English reposen, to replace, from Latin repōnere, repos-, to put away; see reposit.]
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Repose

Re*pose"\ (r[-e]*p[=o]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reposed (-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reposing.] [F. reposer; L. pref. re- re- + pausare to pause. See Pause, Pose, v.]

1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.]

But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. --Chapman.

Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind. --Woodward.

2. 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.

All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons. --Fuller.

After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue. --Milton.

3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.

The king reposeth all his confidence in thee. --Shak.

Repose

Re*pose"\, v. i. 1. To lie at rest; to rest.

Within a thicket I reposed. --Chapman.

2. Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

It is upon these that the soul may repose. --I. Taylor.

3. To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.

Syn: To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide.

Repose

Re*pose"\, n. [F. repos. See Repose, v.]

1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.

Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak.

2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.

3. (Poetic) A rest; a pause.

4. (Fine Arts) 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.

Angle of repose (Physics), the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves.

Syn: Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; tranquillity; peace.
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Language Translation for : repose
Spanish: reposo,
German: die Ruhe,
Japanese: 休息
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repose  (1)
"lie at rest," 1470, from M.Fr. reposer, from O.Fr. repauser (10c.), from L.L. repausare "cause to rest," from L. re-, intensive prefix, + L.L. pausare "to stop" (see pause). The noun is attested from 1509.

repose  (2)
"put, place," c.1420, from L. repos-, stem of reponere "put back, put away," from re- "back, away" + ponere "to put, place" (see position). Or perhaps formed in M.E. from O.Fr. poser, on model of disposen "dispose."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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