put to rest

English

Etymology

From put + to + rest.

Verb

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.
    Let's try to put this question to rest once and for all.
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