n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' p ō z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: re · posed ; re · pos · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French reposer, from Late Latin repausare, from Latin re- + Late Latin pausare to stop, from Latin pausa pause
Date: 15th century
transitive verb : to lay at rest
intransitive verb
1 a : to lie at rest b : to lie dead < reposing in state> c : to remain still or concealed
2 : to take a rest
3 archaic : RELY
4 : to rest for support : LIE