repose

reposes reposed reposing
Noun
1. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
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2. the absence of mental stress or anxiety
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3. a disposition free from stress or emotion
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Verb
1. put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
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2. be inherent or innate in;
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3. lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
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4. lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
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5. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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6. to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"
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