HyperDic English REPO ... repose on

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English 1 sense of the expression *repose on*:
VERB	stative	repose on, rest on, build on, build upon	be based on

Englishrepose on: 1 sense verb 1, stative
Meaning	Be based on; of theories and claims, for example.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	rest on, build on, build upon
Narrower	owe	Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
Broader	depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon	Be contingent on
See also	repose	put in a horizontal position
Spanish	basarse, descansar

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