different between reposit vs repost

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin repositus, past participle of rep?n? (“put back”), from re- + p?n? (“put”). See position.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???p?z?t/

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
   • 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology

     Others reposit their young in holes.

Related terms

• repository

Anagrams

• Epirots, Prietos, isopter, periost, periots, porites, portise, positer, prostie, riposte, ropiest

English

Etymology 1

re- +? post

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??st

Verb

repost (third-person singular simple present reposts, present participle reposting, simple past and past participle reposted)

1. (Internet) To post again.

   Maybe I should repost the FAQ for the benefit of newbies.

2. (basketball) To post up again; to reset oneself at the post.

Noun

repost (plural reposts)

1. (Internet) The act of posting again; the material thus posted.

   This newsgroup mostly seems to consist of reposts of the FAQ. Doesn't anyone talk?

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

repost

1. Misspelling of riposte.

Anagrams

• Portes, Presto, Strope, e-sport, eSport, esport, opster, opters, petros, poster, presto, repots, respot, sprote, topers, tropes