Word
burke, v.
(burked, burkes, burking)
get rid of, silence, or suppress
<verb.change>
burke
sample sentences
"burke an issue"
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
conquer, suppress, subdue, stamp down
murder without leaving a trace on the body
<verb.social>
burke
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
murder, bump off, slay, hit, dispatch, off, polish off, remove