burke

• Verbe daté signifiant tuer par strangulation (en particulier, assassiner en étouffant une victime pour vendre son corps), ou étouffer ou réduire au silence quelque chose de manière discrète.

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

1. Murder without leaving marksC2formalbritish

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

   tuer par suffocation sans laisser de traces

   • 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.

   Synonymessmotherstranglesuffocatethrottle

2. Suppress or silenceC2formalbritish

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

   Étouffer, supprimer

   • 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.

   Synonymescurbhush upmuzzlequashquellrepresssilencesmothersquashstiflesuppress

   Antonymesairbroadcastdisclosedivulgeexposeexpressrevealuttervoice