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lay someone/thing to rest1Bury a body in a grave: they couldn’t lay him to rest as his body was never discovered...- Four years after he was laid to rest his grave was re-opened so they could bury another child in with him.
- When Augustus the Strong died his body was laid to rest in the crypt of Krakow cathedral but his heart was buried in Hofkirche.
- As his body was laid to rest, six Royal Marines fired a volley of three shots followed by a rendering of the Last Post by a bugler.
1.1Soothe and dispel fear, anxiety, etc. suspicion will be laid to rest by fact rather than hearsay...- When he caught sight of who had assaulted him, however, his fears were laid to rest.
- If they opened their minds and hearts they would know how silly that is and their fears could be laid to rest.
- I received a call from the manager at 10: 00 a.m. the next morning saying they had found my credit card and my worst fears were laid to rest.
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