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burke definition

burke


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  burke 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  burke 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  burke 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  burke 
 
  2  senses  of  burke 
 
  Sense  1 
  burke 
  =>  murder,  slay,  hit,  dispatch,  bump  off  polish  off  remove 
 
  Sense  2 
  burke 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  burke 
 
  burke  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  burke 
 
  Sense  1 
  burke 
  =>  murder,  slay,  hit,  dispatch,  bump  off  polish  off  remove 
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  Sense  2 
  burke 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
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  Grep  of  noun  burke 
  burke 
  edmund  burke 
  martha  jane  burke 
 
  Overview  of  noun  burke 
 
  The  noun  burke  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Burke,  Edmund  Burke  --  (English  statesman  famous  for  his  oratory;  pleaded  the  cause  of  the  American  colonists  in  Parliament  and  defended  the  parliamentary  system  (1729-1797)) 
  2.  Burk,  Martha  Jane  Burk,  Burke,  Martha  Jane  Burke,  Calamity  Jane  --  (American  frontierswoman  and  legendary  figure  of  the  Wild  West  noted  for  her  marksmanship  (1852-1903)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  burke 
 
  The  verb  burke  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  burke  --  (murder  without  leaving  a  trace  on  the  body) 
  2.  burke  --  (get  rid  of  silence,  or  suppress;  "burke  an  issue") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  burke 
  burked 
 
  Overview  of  noun  burke 
 
  The  noun  burke  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Burke,  Edmund  Burke  --  (English  statesman  famous  for  his  oratory;  pleaded  the  cause  of  the  American  colonists  in  Parliament  and  defended  the  parliamentary  system  (1729-1797)) 
  2.  Burk,  Martha  Jane  Burk,  Burke,  Martha  Jane  Burke,  Calamity  Jane  --  (American  frontierswoman  and  legendary  figure  of  the  Wild  West  noted  for  her  marksmanship  (1852-1903)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  burke 
 
  The  verb  burke  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  burke  --  (murder  without  leaving  a  trace  on  the  body) 
  2.  burke  --  (get  rid  of  silence,  or  suppress;  "burke  an  issue") 



burke definition