Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay to rest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: lay -to rest
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform funerary services, especially burial, for someone who has died.

Transitive verb

verb

To close (a matter of dispute).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, bury"
"He was laid to rest beneath the old oak tree in 1825."
"Payment of the court-imposed fine should finally lay this matter to rest."
"TIn front of a record women's rugby crowd of 81,885, the Red Roses, who had lost the previous two finals to New Zealand, laid that ghost to rest with an assured display built on their power up front and ferocious defence."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

lays to rest (present, singular) laying to rest (participle, present) laid to rest (participle, past) laid to rest (past)

Synonyms

entomb inhume inter bury put to rest put to bed put to sleep

Questions

What does lay to rest mean?: To perform funerary services, especially burial, for someone who has died.

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