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Syn. -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description; recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.

Re*port"a*ble (-*b'l), a. Capable or admitting of being reported.

Re*port"age (-j), n. SAme as Report. [Obs.]

Re*port"er (-r), n. One who reports. Specifically: (a) An officer or person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates. (b) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers.

Of our tales judge and reportour.

Chaucer.

Re*port"ing*ly, adv. By report or common fame.

Re`por*to"ri*al (r`pr*t"r*al), a. Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper.

Re*pos"al (r*pz"al), n. [From Repose.] 1. The act or state of reposing; as, the reposal of a trust. Shak.

2. That on which one reposes. [Obs.] Burton.

Re*pos"ance (-ans), n. Reliance. [Obs.] John Hall.

Re*pose" (r*pz"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reposed (-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reposing.] [F. reposer; L. pref. re- re- + pausare to pause. See Pause, Pose, v.] 1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.]

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

Chapman.

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

Woodward.

2. To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.

All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons.

Fuller.

After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue.

Milton.

3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.

The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.

Shak.

Re*pose", v. i. 1. To lie at rest; to rest.

Within a thicket I reposed.

Chapman.

2. Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.