单词 | reposit |
释义 | reposit1/rɪˈpɒsɪt/rare noun Surgery = reposition. OriginLate 18th century (in an earlier sense). In sense 1 either from reposit, or shortened from repository. reposit2/rɪˈpɒsɪt/verb 1 [with object] To put (a thing) in a place, especially for storage or safe keeping; to repose, deposit. 2 [with object] To restore to a place or position; especially (Surgery ) to restore to the normal position. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Henry Lord (b. 1563), clergyman and ethnographer. From classical Latin reposit-, past participial stem of repōnere repone. |
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