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repositing

repositing is the present participle and gerund of reposit.

Meaning of reposit

Verb (1)

reposit (third-person singular simple present reposits, present participle repositing, simple past and past participle reposited)

  1. (transitive) To cause to rest or stay in a certain place; to place, put, or deposit.
    • Others reposit their young in holes.1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    deposit, depose

Verb (2)

reposit (third-person singular simple present reposits, present participle repositing, simple past and past participle reposited)

  1. (transitive) To posit again.
    • Heidegger reposited the question which had earlier been posited by the doctor of monadology, Leibnitz.2013, Ephraim-Stephen Essien, editor, Summa Philosophica: An Introduction to Philosophy and Logic, page 371

Questions about repositing

What is repositing the present participle and gerund of?
Repositing is the present participle and gerund of reposit.

Words near repositing in the dictionary

  1. reposingly
  2. reposit
  3. repositaries
  4. repositary
  5. reposited
  6. repositing
  7. reposition
  8. repositionability
  9. repositionable
  10. repositioned
  11. repositioner

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