repose

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To lie at rest; to rest.
  • To lie; to be supported.
  • To lay, to set down.
  • To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.
  • To compose; to make tranquil.
  • To reside in something.
  • To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
  • To die, especially of a saint.
  • To pose again.

Origin

  • From Middle English reposen, from Middle French reposer from Old French repauser from Late Latin repausō, from re- + pausō, from Latin pausa from Koine Greek παῦσις from Ancient Greek παύω.
  • re- + pose

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