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1. (v.t.) burke
to murder by suffocation, so as to leave no marks of violence.
2. burke
to suppress or get rid of quietly or indirectly.
3. (n.) Burke
Edmund, 1729–97, Irish statesman, orator, and writer.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Burke, Edmund Burke
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
2. (verb) Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
3. (verb) burke
murder without leaving a trace on the body
4. (verb) burke
get rid of, silence, or suppress
"burke an issue"
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1. (verb) Burke
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
2. (verb) Burke
to dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question
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