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LAY TO REST
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Place in a grave or tomb
Example:
My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
Synonyms:
bury; entomb; inhume; inter; lay to rest
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "lay to rest" is one way to...):
lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot lay to rest Sue
