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Reposition

Reposition \Re`po*si"tion\ (r[-e]`p[-o]*z[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. repositio.] The act of repositing; a laying up.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
reposition

1580s, "act of replacing," from Late Latin repositionem (nominative repositio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reponere (see repose (v.2)). Meaning "act of laying up in safety" is from 1610s.

reposition

also re-position, 1859, from re- "again" + position (v.). Related: Repositioned; repositioning.

Wiktionary
reposition

n. The act of putting into a new position. vb. To put into a new position

WordNet
reposition
  1. n. depositing in a warehouse [syn: repositing, storage, warehousing]

  2. v. change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: shift, dislodge]

  3. place into another position

Usage examples of "reposition".

Bryson repositioned the Makarov, exhaled slowly, and squeezed off one precisely aimed shot.

Banks of hard light mounted on tall poles had been repositioned about the picturesquely gnarled oak, a supporting character in its own right, high wattage carving an illuminated cave out of the solid opacity of the night, spectators gathered round like the crew at the site of an important archaeological dig, tense, subdued, primed for awe.

She tried to reposition the camera -- pulled, twisted, wrenched, pounded, but the supergluey velcro strip was unbudgeable, the camera permanent.

After repositioning several potted plants from her desk, Yvonne slipped in front of her comp uteri She typed quickly, bringing up a database.

All the furniture, except for the two chairs repositioned for Boris Dmitrevich and Ian Young, was ranged round the walls against the bookshelves and cupboards, leaving the centre free.

He would call them on the building phone and instruct them to put the money into some demil containers and send them into the demil building, where he had repositioned the surveillance camera there to focus directly down onto the belt.

While trying to reposition the head with a stick to remove some of the clothing, one of the investigators pierced the fragile skull.

He opened them wider and repositioned them, then set a pot of coffee on to perk.

Banks of hard light mounted on tall poles had been repositioned about the picturesquely gnarled oak, a supporting character in its own right, high wattage carving an illuminated cave out of the solid opacity of the night, spectators gathered round like the crew at the site of an important archaeological dig, tense, subdued, primed for awe.

The squeals came again, high laughter followed by a flash of light and the frenzied repositioning of legs.

The balance of the torpedos had been repositioned to racks that would facilitate reloading.

Scott agreed as he reached forward to reposition a small white plastic pointer on his airspeed indicator.

Something like this: If, out of target group A, B, C, and D, you find that you have failed to hit three targets on first and second salvoes, you reposition all group-one second backups so that you will be able to choose those three targets while distributing other second backups of that group for possible use on group two while repositioning third backups of supergroup Alpha such that?

Rachel carried the feather to a work counter, pulled two strands from it, placed them on a glass slide, dropped liquid onto them, poked and repositioned them with the tip of a needle, blotted, and added a cover slip.

The increase of power also changed the focal length of both lenses so that from time to time it was necessary to reposition them.