reposition vs lay

reposition and lay both are nouns.

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

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

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

reposition (noun)	lay (noun)
depositing in a warehouse	a narrative poem of popular origin
	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

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

reposition (verb)	lay (verb)
place into another position	put in a horizontal position
change place or direction	put into a certain place or abstract location
	lay eggs
	prepare or position for action or operation
	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment