repose
1. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) (Freq. 3)
- took his repose by the swimming pool
• Syn:
rest, ease, relaxation
• Derivationally related forms:
relax (for: relaxation), rest (for: rest)
• Hypernyms:
inactivity
• Hyponyms:
bedrest, bed rest, laziness, lie-in, quiescence,
quiescency, dormancy, sleeping, leisure
2. the absence of mental stress or anxiety
• Syn:
peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
• Derivationally related forms:
pacify (for: peace)
• Hypernyms:
tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude
3. a disposition free from stress or emotion
• Syn:
quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
• Derivationally related forms:
placid (for: placidity), quiet (for: quiet)
• Hypernyms:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
• Hyponyms:
ataraxia
1. put or confide something in a person or thing (Freq. 1)
- These philosophers reposed the law in the people
• Hypernyms:
put, assign
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. be inherent or innate in
• Syn:
rest, reside
• Hypernyms:
inhere in, attach to
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
3. lie when dead
- Mao reposes in his mausoleum
• Hypernyms:
lie
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
4. put in a horizontal position
- lay the books on the table
- lay the patient carefully onto the bed
• Syn:
lay, put down
• See Also:
repose on, put (for: put down), lay over (for: lay), lay away (for: lay), lay aside (for: lay)
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Hyponyms:
rail, lay, blow, bury, entomb,
inhume, inter, lay to rest, rebury
• Cause:
lie
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. lean in a comfortable resting position
- He was reposing on the couch
• Syn:
recumb, recline
• Derivationally related forms:
reclining (for: recline), recumbent (for: recumb)
• Hypernyms:
lie
• Hyponyms:
rest
• Verb Group:
recline
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The children repose in the rocking chair
- There repose some children in the rocking chair
6. to put something (eg trust) in something
- The nation reposed its confidence in the King
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
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