v a rest; a pause.
2. repose ·v a lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
3. repose ·vi to lie at rest; to rest.
4. repose ·vi figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
5. repose ·vi to lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
6. repose ·v to place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
7. repose ·v rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
8. repose ·v to cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
9. repose ·v 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.
10. repose ·v 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.