v. t. | 1. | To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust. |
v. i. | 1. | To lie at rest; to rest. |
| 2. | Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms. |
| 3. | To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand. |
n. | 1. | A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. |
| 2. | Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment. |
| 3. | (Poetic) A rest; a pause. |
| 4. | (Fine Arts) 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. |