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- pronunciation:
- buhrk
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
burkes, burking, burked |
| definition 1: |
to suppress quietly.
He burked the news story to avoid scandal. |
| definition 2: |
to murder by suffocation, leaving the body unmarked and intact.
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| related words: |
choke, gag, stifle, throttle |
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