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| burke [ burk ] (past and past participle burked, present participle burk·ing, 3rd person present singular burkes) |
transitive verb |
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1. keep something quiet: to prevent information from becoming known
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2. keep somebody quiet: to prevent somebody from revealing information
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3. evade something: to evade an issue or question
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4. murder somebody discreetly: to murder somebody silently and without leaving marks or wounds, especially by suffocation
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| [Early 19th century. After William Burke] |
