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repose

repose - Dictionary definition and meaning for word repose

Definition
(noun) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Synonyms : ease , relaxation , rest
Example Sentence
  • took his repose by the swimming pool
Definition
(noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety Definition
(noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion Definition
(verb) put or confide something in a person or thing
Example Sentence
  • These philosophers reposed the law in the people
Definition
(verb) be inherent or innate in
Synonyms : reside , rest
Definition
(verb) lie when dead
Example Sentence
  • Mao reposes in his mausoleum
Definition
(verb) lean in a comfortable resting position
Synonyms : recline , recumb
Example Sentence
  • He was reposing on the couch
Definition
(verb) put in a horizontal position
Synonyms : lay , put down
Example Sentence
  • lay the books on the table
  • lay the patient carefully onto the bed
Definition
(verb) to put something (eg trust) in something
Example Sentence
  • The nation reposed its confidence in the King

Memory aid to help you memorize this

<br>repose = resting pose <br>expose = externally pose <br>depose = remove from a post, declare under oath.
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re+POSE you give pose in cool,relaxed manner.
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