Reposit

Reposit
Reposit Re*pos"it (r[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]t), v. 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. [1913 Webster]

Others reposit their young in holes. --Derham. [1913 Webster]


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  • reposit — index deposit (place), hoard, repose (place), store Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • reposit — [ri päz′it] vt. [< L repositus: see REPOSITORY] 1. to deposit or store, as for safekeeping 2. Rare to replace …   English World dictionary

  • reposit — transitive verb (reposited; repositing) Etymology: Latin repositus, past participle of reponere to replace, from re + ponere to place more at position Date: circa 1641 1. deposit, store 2. to put back in place ; replace …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reposit — /ri poz it/, v.t. 1. to put back; replace. 2. to lay up or store; deposit. [1635 45; < L repositus (ptp. of reponere to replace), equiv. to re RE + posit(us), ptp. of ponere to place, put; see POSIT] * * * …   Universalium

  • reposit — Synonyms and related words: bank, bundle away, cache, coffer, deposit, file, hutch, lay, lay away, lay down, lay in, lay in store, lodge, pack away, put away, put down, repose, reservoir, rest, salt away, salt down, set down, stash, store, store… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • reposit — rɪ pÉ‘zɪt / pÉ’z v. deposit, place in storage; put back into a particular location …   English contemporary dictionary

  • REPOSIT — reposuit …   Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions

  • reposit — v. a. Lodge, deposit, place, store, lay up, hoard …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • reposit — re·pos·it …   English syllables

  • reposit — re•pos•it [[t]rɪˈpɒz ɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to put back; replace 2) to lay up or store; deposit • Etymology: 1635–45; < L repositus, ptp. of repōnere to replace =re re +pōnere to place, put …   From formal English to slang

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