Word Meanings - REPOSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. Chapman. Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left
Additional info about word: REPOSE
1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. Chapman. Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind. Woodward. 2. 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. All being settled and reposed, the lord archibishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons. Fuller. After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue. Milton. 3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust. The king reposeth all his confidence in thee. Shak.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of REPOSE)
- Acquiesce
- Assent
- concur
- repose
- agree
- yield
- be resigned
- comply
- Bask
- Luxuriate
- lounge
- dally
- Composure
- Tranquility
- sereneness
- self-possession
- sedateness
- calm
- Ease
- Enjoyment
- comfort
- rest
- tranquility
- refreshment
- relief
- quiet
- contentment
- satisfaction
- readiness
- Lean Incline
- support
- tend
- bend
- depend
- hang
- confide
- slope
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of REPOSE)
- Rouse
- excite
- disturb
- agitate
- stir
- urge
- goad
- Rise
- stand
- wander
- flit
- flutter
- remove
- transfer
- Drop
- betray
- surrender
- abandon
- discontinue
- oppose
- discourage
- weaken
- exhaust
- thwart
- discountenance
- disfavor
- subvert
- suppress
Related words: (words related to REPOSE)
- CONFIDER
One who confides. - SUPPORTABLE
Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv. - CONFIDENCE
1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. South. A cheerful confidence in - CONTENTMENT
1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content. Contentment without external honor is humility. Grew. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6. 2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the contentment of avarice - RESIGNATION
1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission. 2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, - SUPPORTATION
Maintenance; support. Chaucer. Bacon. - COMFORTLESS
Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless. Comfortless through turanny or might. Spenser. Syn. -- Forlorn; desolate; cheerless; inconsolable; disconsolate; wretched; miserable. -- Com"fort*less*ly, adv. -- Com"fort*less*ness, n. - ASSENTATORY
Flattering; obsequious. -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv. - ROUSE
To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. - RELIEFLESS
Destitute of relief; also, remediless. - COMPLY
are of different origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, 1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with. Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply, Scandalous or - YIELD
pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. gälla to be - AGITATE
1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. "Winds . . . agitate the air." Cowper. 2. To move or actuate. Thomson. 3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly - SUPPRESSOR
One who suppresses. - CONCURRENCE
1. The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination. We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. Locke. 2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; - WANDERMENT
The act of wandering, or roaming. Bp. Hall. - ASSENTER
One who assents. - DISCONTINUE
To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off. Set up their conventicles again, which had been discontinued. Bp. Burnet. I have discontinued school - CONFIDENT
See DRYDEN - COMFORTABLY
In a comfortable or comforting manner. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. Is. xl. 2. - DISAGREEABLENESS
The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness. - BYSTANDER
One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer. - DISQUIETTUDE
Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety. Fears and disquietude, and unavoidable anxieties of mind. Abp. Sharp. - TROUSERING
Cloth or material for making trousers. - FORWANDER
To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness. - EFFLAGITATE
To ask urgently. Cockeram. - DISQUIETLY
In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that night. Wiseman.