lay to rest
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lay to rest
verb lays to rest · laying to rest · laid to rest
- To perform funerary services, especially burial, for someone who has died. Near-synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, bury
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To close (a matter of dispute).
Payment of the court-imposed fine should finally lay this matter to rest.
Similar: put to rest, put to bed, put to sleep
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