burke
verb
ˈbərk 
burked; burking
transitive verb
1
: to suppress quietly or indirectly
burke an inquiry
2
: bypass, avoid
burke an issue
Synonyms
- cover (up)
- hush (up)
- suppress
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the executives knew that the drug had dangerous side effects, but they burked the findings
Word History
Etymology
from burke to suffocate, from William Burke †1829 Irish criminal executed for smothering victims to sell their bodies for dissection
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Biographical Definition
Burke
biographical name
ˈbərk
Edmund 1729–1797 British statesman and orator
Burkean adjective
or Burkian
ˈbər-kē-ən
burkes
verb
as in suppresses
to keep from being publicly known the executives knew that the drug had dangerous side effects, but they burked the findings Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- suppresses
- silences
- censors
- muzzles
- stifles
- throttles
- gags
- blacks out
- hushes (up)
- quashes
- spikes
- squashes
- covers (up)
- squelches
- strangles
- smothers
- represses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reveals
- spills
- exposes
- unmasks
- uncovers
- debunks
- uncloaks
- tells
- discloses
- publishes
- divulges
- blabs
- reports
- unveils
- spreads
- circulates
- broadcasts
- relates
- recounts
- shows up
- recites
- describes
- narrates
- rehearses
- tree of heaven
- tree of Jesse
- tree of life
- tree of Porphyry
- tree onion
- tree orchid
- tree oyster
- tree partridge
- tree peony
- tree pie
- tree pipit
- tree planting
- tree poppy
- tree porcupine
- tree primrose
- tree rat
- tree ring
- tree root rot
- tree rose
- tree runner
- tree shrew
- tree sparrow
- tree spirit
- tree squirrel
- tree steppe