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reposition

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of putting into a new position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • spontaneous reposition of a dislocated arytenoid cartilage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To put into a new position

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

depositing in a warehouse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn
  • my car is in storage
  • publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: repositing, storage, warehousing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deposit, deposition

Narrower terms: stockpiling

4

verb

Meaning 4

place into another position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay

Narrower terms: reduce

5

verb

Meaning 5

change place or direction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Shift one's position

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shift, dislodge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: move, displace

Narrower terms: beat down

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English position English reposition From re- + position.