Definition of reposes:
(v) :
(intransitive) (also figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
(v) :
(intransitive) (figurative, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy, of a saint) To die, to rest in peace.
(v) :
(intransitive) Followed by on or upon: of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something, especially horizontally; to rest on or be supported by something.
(v) :
(intransitive) Followed by on or upon: of light, a look, etc.: to fall or rest (and often remain for a while) on something; to alight, to dwell.
(v) :
(intransitive) Followed by on or upon: to be based on; to depend or rely on.
(n) :
(uncountable) Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.