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Noun repose has 3 senses

rest, ease, repose, relaxation - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
--₁ is a kind of inactivity
--₁ has particulars:
bedrest, bed rest; lie-in; quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping; leisure

Derived form: verb repose₄
peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis - the absence of mental stress or anxiety
--₂ is a kind of tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude
repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility - a disposition free from stress or emotion
--₃ is a kind of composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
--₃ has particulars: ataraxia

Verb repose has 6 senses

repose - put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
--₁ is one way to put, assign
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
rest, reside, repose - be inherent or innate in;
--₂ is one way to inhere in, attach to
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
repose - lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
--₃ is one way to lie
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
recumb, repose, recline - lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
--₄ is one way to lie

Derived form: noun repose₁
Sample sentences:
The children repose in the rocking chair
There repose some children in the rocking chair
lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
--₅ is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
repose - to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"
--₆ is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP