Lay To Rest (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The mourners gathered to lay to rest the beloved community leader who had passed away last week.
- After a long and difficult battle with illness, the family finally had the chance to lay their young daughter to rest.
- The president was laid to rest in a national cemetery with full military honors.
- Her final wish was to be laid to rest in the family plot alongside her late husband.
- At the end of the memorial service, the remains of the veteran were laid to rest with a 21-gun salute.