reposit

American  

[ri-poz-it] / rɪˈpɒz ɪt /

verb (used with object)

1. to put back; replace.

2. to lay up or store; deposit.

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reposit British  

/ rɪˈpɒzɪt /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of reposit

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

Example Sentences

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 Prince Akuli.

From On the Makaloa Mat by London, Jack

I hope, dearest madam, you are equally careful to reposit proper memorials of all that happens to you and your family, and then, when we meet, we shall tell our stories.

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel

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.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Johnson, Samuel