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Lay to rest Moderate

Lay to rest has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

place in a grave or tomb

"Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"

"The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"

"My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"

2

To bury one who has died.

Example Sentences
"Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square" verb
"The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids" verb
"My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" verb
See Also
bury
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
lay
Rhyming Words
est nest gest fest pest jest cest hest test best rest vest lest west zest diest wrest krest ovest agest
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