Wall Street Word of the Day

Wall Street Word of the Day: repose (v) to rest, to lie down. "After eating a can of tuna fish, the cat lay down and reposed in the sun".

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈpōz\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·posed; re·pos·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French reposer, from Late Latin repausare, from Latin re- + Late Latin pausare to stop, from Latin pausa pause

1 a : to lie at rest
b : to lie dead
c : to remain still or concealed
2 : to take a rest
3 archaic : rely
4 : to rest for support : lie