Definition of repose
- v. - To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to
deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
- 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.
- v. - To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
- v. i. - To lie at rest; to rest.
- v. i. - Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without
anxiety or alarms.
- v. i. - To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
- v. - A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
- v. - Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also,
a composed manner or deportment.
- v. - A rest; a pause.
- 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.