Meaning

• Rest; sleep.

• Quietness; ease; peace; calmness.

• The period between eruptions of a volcano.

• A form of visual harmony that gives rest to the eye.

Meaning

• To lie at rest; to rest.

• To lie; to be supported.

  "trap reposing on sand"

• To lay, to set down.

• To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.

• To compose; to make tranquil.

• To reside in something.

• To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

• (Eastern Orthodox Church) To die, especially of a saint.

  "Simon reposed in the year 1287."