Meanings
present singular third person repositions · participle present repositioning · participle past repositioned · past repositioned
- To put into a new position
plural repositions
- 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishposition
- Englishreposition
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Cite this entry
reposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reposition
“reposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reposition. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reposition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reposition.
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