Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-POSE, v.t. [s as z. Fr. reposer; re and poser, to put; It. riposare; Sp. reposar; L. repono, reposui.]

1. To lay at rest. … After the toil of battle, to repose / Your wearied virtue. – Milton.
2. To lay; to rest, as the mind, in confidence or trust; as, to repose trust or confidence in a person's veracity.
3. To lay up; to deposit; to lodge; as, pebbles reposed in cliffs. – Woodward.
4. To place in confidence.