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Burked

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v. Simple past tense and past participle of burke.

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adj. suppressed quietly or indirectly

Word Usage

"He put away -- "burked" -- the Directors letter, and went in to talk to Riley, who was as ungracious as usual, and fretting himself over the way the bank would run during his illness."

Verb Form

burked burkes burking

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

speechmaker speechifier public speaker orator solon

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

suppress smother shelve

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Berk Burk Dirk Kirk Merc