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 at rest; to rest.-figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.-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.-a rest; a pause.-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.