burke

burke

verb

Definition of BURKE

to keep from being publicly known <the executives knew that the drug had dangerous side effects, but they burked the findings>

Synonyms burke, cover (up), hush (up)

Related Words black out, censor, gag, muzzle, silence; quash, repress, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stifle, strangle, throttle

Near Antonyms debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; blab, disclose, divulge, spill, tell, unveil; broadcast, circulate, publish, spread; describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report