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English noun: Burke | |||
| 1. | Burke (person) British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) | ||
| Synonyms | Edmund Burke | ||
| Instance hypernym | national leader, orator, public speaker, rhetorician, solon, speechifier, speechmaker, statesman | ||
| 2. | Burke (person) United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) | ||
| Synonyms | Burk, Calamity Jane, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke | ||
| Instance hypernym | frontierswoman | ||
English verb: burke | |||
| 1. | burke (social) murder without leaving a trace on the body | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | ||
| 2. | burke (change) get rid of, silence, or suppress | ||
| Samples | Burke an issue. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
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