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Webster 1913 Edition

Reposit

Re-pos′it

(rē̍-pŏz′ĭt)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reposited
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Repositing
.]
[L.
repositus
, p. p. of
reponere
to put back; pref.
re-
re- +
ponere
to put. See
Position
.]
To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
Others
reposit
their young in holes.
Derham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Reposit

REPOS'IT

,
Verb.
T.
[L. repositus, repono.] To lay up; to lodge, as for safety or preservation.
Others reposit their young in holes.

Definition 2024

reposit

reposit

English

Verb

reposit ‎(third-person singular simple present reposits, present participle repositing, simple past and past participle reposited)

  1. (transitive) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
    Others reposit their young in holes. — Derham.

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Etymology

From Latin repositus, past participle of reponere to put back; prefix re- re- + ponere to put. See position.

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