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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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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