Synonyms for burke
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To murder by suffocation.
As soon as the executioner proceeded to his duty, the cries of ‘Burke him, Burke him—give him no rope’... were vociferated... ‘Burke Hare too!’
Related words
- Word family
- burker
Forms
- Past participle
- burked
e.g. burked → stifled, choked, smother'd, strangled…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| burke | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- choke1
- 6 letters
- stifle2
- 7 letters
- smother2
- 8 letters
- strangle2
- 9 letters
- suffocate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stifle2 = 2 syllables).