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Entry 10 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Repose

/(rē̇*pōz")/ · Re·pose · IPA /ɹəˈpoʊz/
01 v. t. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
imp. & p. p. Reposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Reposing
  1. 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. 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. 3.
    To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
    “The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.” — Shak.
02 v. i. To lie at rest; to rest.
  1. 1.
    To lie at rest; to rest.
    “Within a thicket I reposed.” — Chapman.
  2. 2.
    Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
    “It is upon these that the soul may repose.” — I. Taylor.
  3. 3.
    To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
Syn. To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide.
03 n. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
  1. 1.
    A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
    “Shake off the golden slumber of repose.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
  3. 3.
    A rest; a pause.(Poetic)
  4. 4.
    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.(Fine Arts)
Phrases & compounds
Angle of repose — 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.