burke

An obsolete verb meaning to murder by suffocation, or to suppress or hush up something quietly.

• 🇪🇸Verbo anticuado que significa matar por asfixia o estrangulamiento, o bien suprimir o acallar algo de manera silenciosa.

1. Murder without leaving marks C2 formal british

   To kill someone by suffocation or strangulation in a way that leaves no visible marks on the body.

   • The criminal was known to burke his victims to avoid detection.
   • The detective suspected the victim had been burked.
   • Historical accounts describe how some murderers would burke their targets.

   🇪🇸Asesinar por asfixia sin dejar marcas

   Sinónimos: smotherstranglesuffocatethrottle

2. Suppress or silence C2 formal british

   To get rid of, silence, or suppress something, such as an idea, rumor, or investigation.

   • The government tried to burke the scandal.
   • They attempted to burke any discussion of the controversial topic.
   • The committee voted to burke the report entirely.

   🇪🇸Suprimir o silenciar

   Sinónimos: curbhush upmuzzlequashquellrepresssilencesmothersquashstiflesuppress

   Antónimos: airbroadcastdisclosedivulgeexposeexpressrevealuttervoice