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reposit

[ri-poz-it]

verb (used with object)

to put back; replace.

to lay up or store; deposit.

Origin:
1635–45; < Latin repositus (past participle of repōnere to replace), equivalent to re- re- + posit(us), past participle of pōnere to place, put; see posit

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reposit (rɪˈpɒzɪt)

—vb
	(tr) to put away, deposit, or store up

[C17: from Latin repositus replaced, from repōnere; see repose², posit]

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