reposit

[ ri-poz-it ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to put back; replace.

  2. to lay up or store; deposit.

Origin of reposit

1
1635–45; <Latin repositus (past participle of repōnere to replace), equivalent to re-re- + posit(us), past participle of pōnere to place, put; see posit

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British Dictionary definitions for reposit

reposit

/ (rɪˈpɒzɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to put away, deposit, or store up

Origin of reposit

1
C17: from Latin repositus replaced, from repōnere; see repose ², posit

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