repose

repose in (someone or something)

1. To lie flat and at full length inside of something, such as a bed. She reposed in the opulent bed for the entire morning, luxuriating in its fine linens and extraordinary comfort. The baby reposed in his cot, breathing peacefully in a deep sleep.
2. To lie at full length in some state. Seeing her body reposed in death was nearly more than my broken heart could bear. The patient reposed in a trance, responding unconsciously to the hypnotist's questions.
3. To lie dead inside of something. The body reposed in its coffin looked more like a facsimile of my father than the man whose hand I held at his final hour.
4. To lay someone's or one's own body flat and at full length inside of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "repose" and "in." The mortician reposed the man's body in the casket in preparation for the funeral. He reposed himself in the bed, his limbs heavy with exhaustion.
5. To exist or be placed within some person, group, thing, action, or concept. In such a place as this, where corruption is rife at all levels of authority, trust reposes solely in the family and in one's closest friends. The original documents repose in a heavily guarded vault hidden somewhere in the nation's capital.
6. To impart or place something in some person, group, thing, action, or concept. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "repose" and "in." Many reposed their hopes for a better future in the new candidate, but found themselves underwhelmed once he actually took office. We found out long ago that we can no longer repose trust in the government.
7. To place or contort someone, something, or oneself into a new position. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "repose" and "in." (In this instance, "repose" is a shortening of the verb "reposition.") I bought a fake plastic skeleton that I kept in the rocking chair on our front porch. Every night before bed, I'd go out and repose him in some humorous position as a joke. The photographer kept reposing me in different positions to try to get the best angle for the shot.
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repose on (someone or something)

1. To lie flat and at full length atop something. The patient reposed on the therapist's sofa, recounting the trauma of his childhood.
2. To be based on, exist in, or take support from something. For me, faith must repose on reason, logic, and evidence. Your belief reposes on a fantasy you've concocted in your mind. The dictatorship's power reposed on the fear of its citizens.
3. To impart or place something in some person, group, thing, action, or concept. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "repose" and "on." Many reposed their hopes for a better on the new candidate, but found themselves underwhelmed once he actually took office. We found out long ago that we can no longer repose trust on the government.
See also: on, repose

repose upon (someone or something)

1. To lie flat and at full length atop something. The patient reposed upon the therapist's sofa, recounting the trauma of his childhood.
2. To be based on, exist in, or take support from something. For me, faith must repose upon reason, logic, and evidence. Your belief reposes upon a fantasy you've concocted in your mind. The dictatorship's power reposed upon the fear of its citizens.
3. To impart or place something in some person, group, thing, action, or concept. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "repose" and "upon." Many reposed their hopes for a better upon the new candidate, but found themselves underwhelmed once he actually took office. We found out long ago that we can no longer repose trust upon the government.
See also: repose, upon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

repose in something

 
1. to lie stretched out in something, such as a bed. I think I would like to repose in my own bed for an hour or two before I begin my journey. Tom reposed in a comfortable chair for the rest of the evening.
2. to lie stretched out in a particular state, such as death or slumber. She lay on the cot, reposed in slumber, waiting for Prince Charming to arrive. The ruler reposed in death on public view for two days.
3. [for something] to exist in something or be part of the essence of something. Much of our cultural heritage reposes in our literature. Considerable important thinking reposes in folktales and myths.
See also: repose

repose (up)on something

to lie on something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I will repose upon these cushions until my bathwater has been drawn. Dawn reposed on the sofa for over an hour.
See also: on, repose
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • repose in
  • repose in (someone or something)
  • climb into (something)
  • bed
  • made
  • in bed
  • make a bed
  • put (someone or something) to bed
  • put something to bed
  • put to bed
References in periodicals archive
The Federal District Court judge denied GE's motion and certified to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to answer the question of whether the Massachusetts statute of repose could be applied in this case.
Mass. High Court Rules Statute of Repose Applies to Asbestos-Related Claims
"Stearns clarified in no uncertain terms that there aren't any exceptions to the statute of repose bar, no exception for latent diseases, no exception for [the defendants'] knowing control of the instrumentality that causes the injury, and not even for intentional wrongdoing or concealment of a defect," Cetrulo said.
SJC bars latent asbestos suits against builders
The statute of repose is focused on substantial completion of the construction and thus the court focused on construction-related activities as opposed to designing or marketing, the court said.
Repose is repose is reposemaybe
Because the work at the parking garage had been substantially completed 20 years before the panel had fallen, many believed any recovery would be barred by the statute of repose. Even so, the plaintiffs' attorney was able to argue successfully that there is a legal exception to the 10-year rule, one applying to cases in which it can be shown that a defect was deliberately concealed.
Courts not seeing flurry of lawsuits after statute-of-repose change
Accordingly, they moved to dismiss, asserting that the claims were barred by Ohio's statute of repose, which prohibits product liability claims "against the manufacturer or supplier of a product later than ten years from the date that the product was delivered to its first purchaser."
Rhode Island law applies in Davol/Bard mesh suit
Although nearly all the states and the District of Columbia have some form of tort statute of repose, these statutes, which may impose an absolute bar on some actions, are less conspicuous.
IT'S ABOUT TIME: THE LONG OVERDUE DEMISE OF STATUTES OF REPOSE IN LATENT TOXIC TORT LITIGATION
The angle of repose is one of the most significant macroscopic parameters in characterizing the flow behavior of powders and granular materials.
Effect of the Lifting Velocity and Container Shape on Angle of Repose of Iron Ore Particles
The angle of repose was measured according to Silva et al.
Preservation of roasted and ground coffee during storage Part 1: moisture content and repose angle/Conservacao de cafe torrado e moido durante o armazenamento. Parte 1: teor de agua e angulo de repouso
The angle of repose (a) was defined as the maximum angle subtended by the surface of a heap of powder against the plane which supported it.
Effect of Superfine Grinding on Physicochemical Properties of Apple Pomace
Working with clinicians in the NHS in the 1990s Frontier developed the Repose range of pressure area care products that are now the most widely used pressure area care products in the UK.
Medical devices firm's double celebration
All the criteria mentioned about the pellet characteristics are involved in this measurement, so it's hard to distinguish which of the criteria dominate the resultant angle of repose: Size, shape, randomness, and friction all play a part.
Pellet geometry can impact output: a simple angle-of-repose experiment can help you determine how your pellets will feed
This Note examines the Supreme Court's reasoning in American Pipe and the distinct policies behind statutes of repose, arguing that the policies motivating [section] 13's statute of repose are not disserved if the American Pipe tolling rule is extended to circumstances factually similar to those faced by the plaintiffs in IndyMac.
First rejection, then dismissal: reconsidering American Pipe tolling for securities class actions
S9558 (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980's Section 309) does not preempt state statutes of repose.
U.S. Supreme Court Echoes ACA amicus arguments in CTS Corporation v. Peter Waldburger, et al
However, for this to be possible the establishment of a repose period for the filter is necessary, so the filtration capacity of the material can be at least partially restored.
Filtration rates in inorganic filters submitted to different repose periods/Taxa de filtracao em filtros organicos submetidos a diferentes tempos de repouso
Three (!) Ian McEwan novels mentioned at the expense of titles like Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose, Tim Winton's Cloudstreet, Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter, John Gardner's Nickel Mountain or Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being?
Marriage: too much and not enough