Apassati [Sanskrit apāśrayati, apa + ā + sr̥i] to lean against, have a support in (accusative), to depend on.1. (literal) lean against Vin II 175 (bhitti apassitabbo the wall to be used as a head-rest).2. (figurative) mostly in gerund apassiveya dependent upon, depending on, trusting in (locative or accusative or °°) Vin III 38; Ja I 214; Pv-a 189. — past participle apassita (q.v.). — See also avasseti.