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lay to rest

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to restverb

    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"

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  1. lay to restverb

    To bury one who has died.

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  1. lay to rest

    To "lay to rest" generally means to bury someone after their death as part of a funeral ceremony. In a more figurative sense, it can also mean to resolve or put an end to a problem, question, concern, or disagreement.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay to rest in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay to rest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of lay to rest in a Sentence

  1. Dariush Mozzafarian:

    Numerous trials have shown that, in people trying to lose weight, high-fat diets that focus on reducing starch, other refined grains and sugars are as effective or more effective than healthy low-fat diets in the long term, this trial should finally lay to rest our country’s long-running fear of fat, when it comes from healthy foods such as nuts and extra virgin olive oil.

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