repose vs lay

repose and lay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repose	Yes	No	Yes	No
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, repose and lay are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of repose include put down.

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of repose; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than repose:

Other hypernyms of repose include place, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, lay is a hyponym of repose; that is, lay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repose:

Other hyponyms of repose include rail, blow, bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest, rebury.

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of repose; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than repose:

Other hypernyms of repose include place, pose, position, put, set.

repose (noun)	lay (noun)
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)	a narrative poem of popular origin
a disposition free from stress or emotion	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
the absence of mental stress or anxiety

repose (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

repose (verb)	lay (verb)
put or confide something in a person or thing	put in a horizontal position
lie when dead	put into a certain place or abstract location
put in a horizontal position	lay eggs
lean in a comfortable resting position	prepare or position for action or operation
to put something (eg trust) in something	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
be inherent or innate in