1 complete the editing of a newspaper, magazine, etc. and send it for printing.
2 deal with something conclusively. informal
❷2013Daily Telegraph It is earnestly to be hoped that it will be us-the Scottish people-who will decide next Sept 18 that they wish their country to remain a part of Britain. In so doing, they will thus put to bed for ever the divisive and distracting issue of Scotland's constitutional future.