repose
/ɹipˈoʊz/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
noun
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
“took his repose by the swimming pool” - the absence of mental stress or anxiety
- a disposition free from stress or emotion
verb
- put or confide something in a person or thing
“These philosophers reposed the law in the people” - be inherent or innate in
- lie when dead
“Mao reposes in his mausoleum” - lean in a comfortable resting position
“He was reposing on the couch” - put in a horizontal position
“lay the books on the table” - to put something (eg trust) in something
“The nation reposed its confidence in the King”
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