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Lay to rest

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To bury someone who has died. idiomatic, transitive

    "He was laid to rest beneath the old oak tree in 1825."

  2. 2
    place in a grave or tomb wordnet
  3. 3
    To close (a matter of dispute). figuratively, transitive

    "Payment of the court-imposed fine should finally lay this matter to rest."

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