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Reposit

Reposit \Re*pos"it\ (r[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Repositing.] [L. repositus, p. p. of reponere to put back; pref. re- re- + ponere to put. See Position.] To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.

Others reposit their young in holes.
--Derham.

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reposit

vb. (context transitive English) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.

WordNet
reposit

v. put (something) in a place for storage; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum"

Usage examples of "reposit".

May I have a moment of silence, and the assistance of Brendan Surn, in opening this reposit of our youthful ambition?

The memory doubtless is, so to say, the belly of the mind, and joy and sadness like sweet and bitter food, which, when entrusted to the memory, are, as it were, passed into the belly, where they can be reposited, but cannot taste.