repose

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repose[1,verb] repose[2,noun] repose[3,transitive verb] altar of repose

Main Entry: ¹re·pose
Pronunciation: ri-'pOz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·posed; re·pos·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French reposer, from Late Latin repausare, from Latin re- + Late Latin pausare to stop, from Latin pausa pause
transitive verb : to lay at rest
intransitive verb
1 a : to lie at rest b : to lie dead <reposing in state> c : to remain still or concealed
2 : to take a rest
3 archaic : RELY
4 : to rest for support : LIE