repose
1. [ noun ] freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Synonyms: rest relaxation ease
Examples:

"took his repose by the swimming pool"

Related terms: inactivity leisure bedrest lie-in quiescence decompress
2. [ verb ] put or confide something in a person or thing
Examples:

"These philosophers reposed the law in the people"

Related terms: put
3. [ verb ] lie in a comfortable resting position
Synonyms: recumb recline
Examples:

"He was reposing on the couch"

Related terms: lie lie rest recline reclining
4. [ verb ] be inherent or innate in;
Synonyms: rest reside
Related terms: inhere_in
5. [ verb ] be inactive, refrain from acting
Synonyms: rest
Examples:

"The committee is resting over the summer"

Related terms: be_active lie sleep hibernate drowse ease
6. [ verb ] to put something (eg trust) in something
Examples:

"The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

Related terms: situate put
7. [ verb ] put in a horizontal position
Synonyms: lay put_down
Examples:

"lay the books on the table" "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

Related terms: situate put bury lay blow rail rebury put repose_on save superimpose hoard lie
8. [ verb ] lie when dead
Examples:

"Mao reposes in his mausoleum"

Related terms: lie
9. [ noun ] the absence of mental stress or anxiety
Synonyms: peace serenity peace_of_mind heartsease ataraxis peacefulness
Related terms: tranquillity pacify
10. [ noun ] a disposition free from stress or emotion
Synonyms: serenity tranquility placidity tranquillity quiet
Related terms: composure ataraxia calm
Similar spelling:   revoke
  revise
  refuse
  Revis
  Reves
  Repko
  rebus
  rebozo