Repose: ri-poz
Part of speech: verb
Origin: late Middle
English, mid-15th century
1. To lie down while
resting.
2. To be positioned
or situated in a certain spot.
Examples used in a sentence:
1. I think I’ll repose
for a while and get my strength up.
2. The late body will
repose in a state with the utmost reverence and dignity.
About Repose
The idea of letting those who have died “lie in repose,” or
displaying their body publicly, has become a tradition for many popular and
respected political figures in the United States. The first President to lie in state in the
U.S. Capitol was Abraham Lincoln, and the most recent was President George H.W.
Bush, who died on November 30, 2018 at the age of 94.
Did You Know?
The roots of repose come from a Latin word meaning “to rest
again.” Technically, you can’t repose
unless you’ve already rested once.
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