1. Deliberately suppressed or covered up
   "The burked evidence never came to light"

1. Get rid of, silence, or suppress
   "burke an issue"
    
2. Murder without leaving a trace on the body
   "The serial killer burked his victims, leaving no evidence behind"

See also: suppressed

Type of: bump off [informal], conquer, croak [informal], despatch [Brit], dispatch, murder, off [N. Amer, informal], polish off [informal], slay [literary], stamp down, subdue, suppress

Encyclopedia: Burked