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to repose

to repose

3 7.5
To put trust in someone or something
  • verb
  • /rɪˈpoʊz/
  • Formal
translation icon : depositar la confianza en
  • This is the solid base on which we are to repose our assured judgment?
  • the power reposed

You know that that helps you to repose in yourself.

Examples

  • Marriage in Christian Europe had always reposed in principle on consent; thus, consent constituted the very substance of the sacrament of marriage.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Courts have found a fiduciary relation implied in law when confidence is reposed by one party and a trust is accepted by the other.

    Blog text (9)

  • What makes a difference is the entity in which faith is reposed.

    Blog text (3)

  • Its faith reposes in novel institutions, changed human nature, and a unilinear theory of progress.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Fiduciary duties are good candidates to serve as default rules, these scholars contend, because they are the kind of legal obligations that a sophisticated party would demand whenever they repose special trust and confidence in another.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Many people choose to repose their trust in experienced leaders during times of crisis.

  • The board decided to repose its confidence in the new CEO after his successful track record.

  • The community decided to repose its trust in the organization to guide the charity drive.

Synonyms

to trust
vsto repose
∞ 1.0

To believe someone will do what they say

involves giving responsibility to someone rather than just believing in them
to commit
vsto repose
139 3.3

To put someone or something into another person's care

emphasizes placing trust and responsibility rather than formal transfer actions
to entrust
vsto repose
87 4.1

To give someone the job of looking after something or someone

emphasizes placing trust and confidence in someone rather than only duty
to commend
vsto repose
  • Formal
16 6.3

To ask another person to take care of someone or something

is used in everyday contexts without formal or ceremonial language
to betrust
vsto repose
  • Archaic
9.9

Give something to someone to take care of

focuses more on giving trust and confidence, not just handing care
to intrust
vsto repose
  • Archaic
7.7

To give someone an important thing or job to look after

highlights placing trust in people more broadly than valuables alone

Antonyms

distrust
58 3.5

A feeling that someone or something cannot be relied on

Phrasal Verbs

to repose on
  • Formal
8.2

To depend on something as the main basis for an idea or argument

How Trusting

trust
699 1.0
to rely on
602 1.0
to confide
113 4.6
to entrust
87 4.1
to repose
  • Formal
3 7.5
distrust
58 3.5
doubt
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

repose infinitive
reposed past
reposed past participle
reposing present participle
reposes third person singular

Morphology

repose = pose (semi-transparent) = re + pose

The sense 'to place trust' aligns with 'pose' in the sense 'to place/set', so learners who know 'pose' as 'put/place' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Repose as a verb meaning to give trust comes from roots that mean 'to place' or 'put', like in pose and position, so to repose trust in someone is to 'place' your confidence with them.