reposition

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verb

To put into a new position

“spontaneous reposition of a dislocated arytenoid cartilage”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

verbreposition (third-person singular simple present repositions, present participle repositioning, simple past and past participle repositioned)

present singular third person repositions · participle present repositioning · participle past repositioned · past repositioned

  1. To put into a new position
nounreposition (countable and uncountable, plural repositions)

plural repositions

  1. countableuncountableThe act of putting into a new position.

    spontaneous reposition of a dislocated arytenoid cartilage

    1 more example

    The fabrication can be continuous for each column, which dramatically reduces the repositions of the robot.

    2018, Jan Willmann, Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2018, page 277

Synonyms & antonyms

noundepositing in a warehouse

verbchange place or direction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishposition
  7. Englishreposition

From re- + position.

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APA

reposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reposition

MLA

“reposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reposition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reposition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reposition.

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