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hold a funeral

VERB
lay to rest
Synonyms
WEAK
annul bring to a close bury cancel entomb inter invalidate lay in the grave negate nullify put an end to put six feet under put to rest revoke undo void

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"Bringing back my dad and being able to bury him was one of the most profound things," Sharone Lifschitz said, after the family were finally able to hold a funeral for 83-year-old Oded Lifshitz.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

“We don’t take parts before we hold a funeral for them,” said the leader of A Fun.

From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 5, 2024

Shamdasani added that in some cases, authorities were placing conditions on the release of bodies, asking families not to hold a funeral or speak to the media.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2022

“There was no time to hold a funeral for each person,” he said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

They had not been able to hold a funeral for Moody, because Bill and Lupin had failed to recover his body.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling