Repose - Definition

n 1: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
"took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: rest,
ease, repose, relaxation]
2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: peace,
peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity,
heartsease, ataraxis]
3: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose,
quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity,
tranquility]
v 1: put or confide something in a person or thing; "These
philosophers reposed the law in the people"
2: be inherent or innate in; [syn: rest, reside, repose]
3: lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
4: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on
the couch" [syn: recumb, repose, recline]
5: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
"lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: lay, put
down, repose]
6: to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed
its confidence in the King"