Definition of Burke
v. t.
1.
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
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Burked
( )
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Burking
.]
2.
To
dispose
of
quietly
or
indirectly
;
to
suppress
;
to
smother
;
to
shelve
;
as
,
to
burke
a
parliamentary
question
.
The
court
could
not
burke
an
inquiry
,
supported
by
such
a
mass
of
a
affidavits
.
- C. Reade.
Related Words
bump
off
,
dispatch
,
hit
,
murder
,
polish
off
,
remove
,
slay
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