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Burke - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Burke' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Burke [ v. t.]
- To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.
- To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question.

Meaning of 'Burke' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . burke [ v]
Meaning (1):
- get rid of, silence, or suppress
Example in sentence:
  • burke an issue

Nearby Words:

bur bur fish bur marigold burbolt burbot burdelais burden burdened burdener burdening

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