laying to rest

Verb

lay to rest (third-person singular simple present lays to rest, present participle laying to rest, simple past and past participle laid to rest)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To perform funerary services, especially burial, for someone who has died.
   • Near-synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, bury

   Synonyms:

   entomb, inhume, inter, bury

2. (figuratively, transitive) To close (a matter of dispute).
   • Payment of the court-imposed fine should finally lay this matter to rest.

   Synonyms:

   put to rest, put to bed, put to sleep