REPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [l. repono, reposui.] 1. To lay at rest.- After the toil of battle, to repose your wearied virtue.2. To lay; to rest, as the mind, in confidence or trust; as, to repose trust or confidence in a person's veracity.3. To lay up; to deposit; to lodge; as pebbles reposed in cliffs.4. To place in confidence.REPO'SE, v.i. 1. To lie at rest; to sleep.Within a thicket I repos'd.2. To rest in confidence. I repose on the faith and honor of a friend.3. To lie; to rest; as trap reposing on sand.REPO'SE, n. 1. A lying at rest.2. Sleep; rest; quiet.3. Rest of mind; tranquility; freedom from uneasiness.4. Cause of rest.5. In poetry, a rest; a pause.6. In painting, harmony of colors, as when nothing glaring appears.
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