LAY TO REST Definition & Meaning

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lay to rest

See lay at rest .
Bury someone, as in She wanted to be laid to rest beside her husband . This usage replaced the earlier go to rest . [Late 1800s]

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Some are beginning the early work of clearing rubble and laying to rest the bodies they find — a glimpse of the immense mourning that lies ahead.

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With Nasrallah’s burial, Hezbollah lays to rest a figure who left an indelible mark on the faction he helped evolve over more than 30 years of his stewardship.

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It was the moment she lay to rest the Olympic ghosts of three years ago.

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Hull City Council told the BBC it would speak with those affected "to agree how we can lay to rest unidentified ashes".

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In Abu Dhabi this week Mr Al Jaber was at pains to lay to rest any doubts about his ambitions for the main talks.

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