To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
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.
To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
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.
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"