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burke
burke B0277100 (bûrk)tr.v. burked, burk·ing, burkes 1. To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle: burked the investigation by failing to reappoint the commission.2. To avoid; disregard: "To make The Tempest a tragic and depressing play he was willing to burke all the elements that made it the exact opposite" (Robert M. Adams).3. To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
[After William Burke (1792-1829), Irish-born grave robber and murderer.]Burke (bɜːk) n1. (Biography) Edmund. 1729–97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution2. (Biography) Robert O'Hara. 1820–61, Irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860–61) across Australia from south to north. He was accompanied by W. J. Wills, George Grey, and John King; King alone survived the return journey3. (Biography) William. 1792–1829, Irish murderer and body snatcher; associate of William Hare
burke (bɜːk) vb (tr) 1. (Law) to murder in such a way as to leave no marks on the body, usually by suffocation2. to get rid of, silence, or suppress[C19: named after William Burke, executed in Edinburgh for a murder of this type]burke (bɜrk)
v.t. burked, burk•ing. 1. to murder by suffocation, so as to leave no marks of violence. 2. to suppress or get rid of quietly or indirectly. [1840–45; after William Burke, hanged in 1829 in Edinburgh for murders of this kind] Burke (bɜrk)
n. Edmund, 1729–97, Irish statesman, orator, and writer. burke
Past participle: burked
Gerund: burking
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| I burke | | you burke | | he/she/it burkes | | we burke | | you burke | | they burke |
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| I burked | | you burked | | he/she/it burked | | we burked | | you burked | | they burked |
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| I am burking | | you are burking | | he/she/it is burking | | we are burking | | you are burking | | they are burking |
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| I have burked | | you have burked | | he/she/it has burked | | we have burked | | you have burked | | they have burked |
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| I was burking | | you were burking | | he/she/it was burking | | we were burking | | you were burking | | they were burking |
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| I had burked | | you had burked | | he/she/it had burked | | we had burked | | you had burked | | they had burked |
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| I will burke | | you will burke | | he/she/it will burke | | we will burke | | you will burke | | they will burke |
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| I will have burked | | you will have burked | | he/she/it will have burked | | we will have burked | | you will have burked | | they will have burked |
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| I will be burking | | you will be burking | | he/she/it will be burking | | we will be burking | | you will be burking | | they will be burking |
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| I have been burking | | you have been burking | | he/she/it has been burking | | we have been burking | | you have been burking | | they have been burking |
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| I will have been burking | | you will have been burking | | he/she/it will have been burking | | we will have been burking | | you will have been burking | | they will have been burking |
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| I had been burking | | you had been burking | | he/she/it had been burking | | we had been burking | | you had been burking | | they had been burking |
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| I would burke | | you would burke | | he/she/it would burke | | we would burke | | you would burke | | they would burke |
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| I would have burked | | you would have burked | | he/she/it would have burked | | we would have burked | | you would have burked | | they would have burked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Burke - British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)Edmund Burke | | 2. | Burke - United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)Burk, Calamity Jane, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke | | Verb | 1. | burke - murder without leaving a trace on the bodymurder, off, bump off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" | | 2. | burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
burkeverb1. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.Informal: sit on (or upon).2. To keep away from:avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun.Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep clear of.Burke
Burke1. Edmund. 1729--97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution 2. Robert O'Hara. 1820--61, Irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860--61) across Australia from south to north. He was accompanied by W. J. Wills, George Grey, and John King; King alone survived the return journey 3. William. 1792--1829, Irish murderer and body snatcher; associate of William Hare MedicalSeeBurkburke
burke to murder in such a way as to leave no marks on the body, usually by suffocation.Burke
Synonyms for Burkeverb to hold (something requiring an outlet) in checkSynonyms- choke
- gag
- hold back
- hold down
- hush
- muffle
- quench
- repress
- smother
- squelch
- stifle
- strangle
- suppress
- throttle
- sit on
verb to keep away fromSynonyms- avoid
- bypass
- circumvent
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- get around
- shun
Synonyms for Burkenoun British statesman famous for his oratorySynonymsnoun United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)Synonyms- Burk
- Calamity Jane
- Martha Jane Burk
- Martha Jane Burke
verb murder without leaving a trace on the bodyRelated Words- murder
- off
- bump off
- slay
- polish off
- dispatch
- remove
- hit
verb get rid of, silence, or suppressRelated Words- conquer
- inhibit
- stamp down
- suppress
- subdue
- curb
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