Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To put away; store.
- transitive verb To put back; replace.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To lay up; lodge, as for safety or preservation.
- noun That which is laid up; a deposit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To cause to
rest orstay ; to lay away; tolodge , as for safety or preservation; toplace ; tostore .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put (something) in a place for storage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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So the estimable seed of Kumi, eight centuries before, had entered into the aliis of Lakanaii, and been passed down by them in the undeviating line to reposit in
SHIN-BONES 2010
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Now, wherefore, in celebration of Loyalty Day and the ideal America in which true Americans reposit their hopes and aspirations, be it known:
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Now, wherefore, in celebration of Loyalty Day and the ideal America in which true Americans reposit their hopes and aspirations, be it known:
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So the estimable seed of Kumi, eight centuries before, had entered into the aliis of Lakanaii, and been passed down by them in the undeviating line to reposit in
Shin-Bones 1919
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I have now sent it, and desire you to reposit it on the shelves in my name [203].
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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I have now sent it, and desire you to reposit it on the shelves in my name [203].
Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767
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I received the thanks of the society; and was solicited to reposit my theory, properly sealed and attested, among their archives, for the information of posterity.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Samuel Johnson 1746
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Developers who commit bit, which gives them the ability are unable to get along with others are to commit changes to the Project reposit - not proposed for commit bits, no matter ory.
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I doubt many patients can understand the long hospital bills that feature exotic items such as "cath porta cath perit" or "OP6-central line reposit," and so on.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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I doubt many patients can understand the long hospital bills that feature exotic items such as "cath porta cath perit" or "OP6-central line reposit," and so on.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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