"put to rest" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts to rest [present, singular, third-person], putting to rest [participle, present], put to rest [participle, past], put to rest [past]
Etymology: From put + to + rest. Etymology templates: {{m|en|put}} put, {{m|en|to}} to, {{m|en|rest}} rest Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> to rest}} put to rest (third-person singular simple present puts to rest, present participle putting to rest, simple past and past participle put to rest)
  1. To settle or finish, especially a question or discussion. Related terms: put to bed, put to death
    Sense id: en-put_to_rest-en-verb-otsS9ojV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

Inflected forms

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