Verb

To lie at rest; to rest.

* Chapman

Within a thicket I reposed .

To lie; to be supported.

trap reposing on sand

To lay, to set down.

* Chapman

But these thy fortunes let us straight repose / In this divine cave's bosom.

* Woodward

Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth are left behind.

To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.

* Shakespeare

The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.

To reside in something.

(figuratively) To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

* I. Taylor

It is upon these that the soul may repose .

Verb

(es)

To calm down.

To make something loose.

to relax''' a rope or cord; to '''relax the muscles or sinews

* Milton

Horror all his joints relaxed .

To become loose.

To make something less severe or tense.

to relax''' discipline; to '''relax one's attention or endeavours

To become less severe or tense.

To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.

* Jonathan Swift

The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature.

{{quote-book

, year=1953 , author=Edward Corwin , title=The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation , chapter=Section 2. Jurisdiction citation , page=589 , passage=The Court rejected the contention that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should be relaxed as inapplicable to suits for specific relief as distinguished from damage suits, saying: "The Government, as representative of the community as a whole, cannot be stopped in its tracks by any plaintiff who presents a disputed question of property or contract right."}}

(of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.

To relieve (something) from stress.

Amusement relaxes the mind.

(dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.

An aperient relaxes the bowels.