Definition of repose

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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..

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Trust :: Trust (n.) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us..
Quietude :: Quietude (n.) Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch..
Repose :: 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..
Requiem :: Requiem (n.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.
Repose :: Repose (v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust..
Easy-chair :: Easy-chair (n.) An armchair for ease or repose.
Repose :: Repose (v.) A rest; a pause.
Composure :: Composure (n.) A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose.
Rouse :: Rouse (v.) To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly..
Ease :: Ease (n.) To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind..
Confide :: Confide (v. i.) To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers..
Slumberous :: Slumberous (a.) Being in the repose of slumber; sleepy; drowsy.
Place :: Place (n.) To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend..
Press :: Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd..
Repose :: Repose (v.) Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment..
Reposer :: Reposer (n.) One who reposes.
Downsitting :: Downsitting (n.) The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand..
Repose :: 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..
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