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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

put to rest en · VERB

Etymology

From put + to + rest.

Meanings

  1. To settle or finish, especially a question or discussion.
    • Let's try to put this question to rest once and for all.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
put to rest Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put to rest Tense=Past lexicographic
putting to rest Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
puts to rest Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

put to death

Synonyms

put to sleep · put to bed · lay to rest