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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.]
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But these thy fortunes let us straight repose
In this divine cave's bosom. --Chapman.
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Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth .
. . are left behind. --Woodward.
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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.
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All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop
did present his majesty to the lords and commons.
--Fuller.
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After the toil of battle to repose
Your wearied virtue. --Milton.
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3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
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The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.
--Shak.
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