"lay one's hands on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lays one's hands on [present, singular, third-person], laying one's hands on [participle, present], laid one's hands on [participle, past], laid one's hands on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> one's hands on}} lay one's hands on (third-person singular simple present lays one's hands on, present participle laying one's hands on, simple past and past participle laid one's hands on)
  1. To lay hands on.
    Sense id: en-lay_one's_hands_on-en-verb-bwxrgv1q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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