Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb repose_on
1 sense of repose on
Sense 1
repose on, rest on, build on, build upon -- (be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?")
=> depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon -- (be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework")