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REPOSITION
repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing
(noun) depositing in a warehouse; “they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn”; “my car is in storage”; “publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing”
reposition
(verb) place into another position
shift, dislodge, reposition
(verb) change place or direction; “Shift one’s position”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
reposition (third-person singular simple present repositions, present participle repositioning, simple past and past participle repositioned)
To put into a new position
Noun
reposition (countable and uncountable, plural repositions)
The act of putting into a new position.
Anagrams
• inotropies, isoprotein, positioner, tiospirone
Source: Wiktionary
Re`po*si"tion (r`p*zsh"n), n. Etym: [L. repositio.]
Definition: The act of repositing; a laying up.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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