| Main Entry: |
lay to rest
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to an end |
| Synonyms: | annul, bring to a close, bury, cancel, entomb, hold a funeral, inter, invalidate, lay in the grave, negate, nullify, put an end to, put six feet under, put to rest, revoke, undo, void |
| Main Entry: | inter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bury |
| Synonyms: | cover up, entomb, inhume, inurn, lay to rest, plant, put away, sepulcher, sepulture, tomb |
| Notes: | to exter is to dig out of the earth, the opposite of inter |
| Antonyms: | dig up, exhume |