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reposit¹

  • /ɹɪˈpɒzɪt/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin repositus, past participle of repōnō (“put back”), from re- + pōnō (“put”). See position.

verb reposits · repositing · reposited

  1. transitive To cause to rest or stay in a certain place; to place, put, or deposit. Others reposit their young in holes.

    Similar: deposit, depose

reposit²

Where it comes from

re- + posit

verb reposits · repositing · reposited

  1. transitive To posit again. Heidegger reposited the question which had earlier been posited by the doctor of monadology, Leibnitz.

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"reposit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reposit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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reposit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reposit

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"reposit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reposit.

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@misc{reposit_2026,
  title = {reposit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reposit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}