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verb
To cause to rest or stay in a certain place; to place, put, or deposit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: deposit, depose
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To posit again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
put (something) in a place for storage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: store
History
Borrowed from Latin repositus, past participle of repōnō (“put back”), from re- + pōnō (“put”). See position.
re- + posit
