reposition (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[reposition 词源字典]
1580s, "act of replacing," from Late Latin repositionem (nominative repositio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reponere (see repose (v.2)). Meaning "act of laying up in safety" is from 1610s.[reposition etymology, reposition origin, 英语词源]
reposition (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
also re-position, 1859, from re- "again" + position (v.). Related: Repositioned; repositioning.