burke

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

• 🇵🇹Verbo raro e formal que significa matar por sufocamento ou estrangulamento, ou reprimir e silenciar algo de forma discreta.

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.

   🇵🇹Matar sem deixar marcas

   Sinônimos: 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 ou silenciar

   Sinônimos: curbhush upmuzzlequashquellrepresssilencesmothersquashstiflesuppress

   Antônimos: airbroadcastdisclosedivulgeexposeexpressrevealuttervoice