burke

BrE /bɜːk/ AmE /bɜrk/

verb en → es

past burked pp burked ing burking

1 HIDE/COVER UP [transitive] B2

to hide or cover up something, especially a mistake or unpleasant fact

ocultar, tapar, cubrir

  • take sth away from sb

Collocations burke a mistake · burke the truth

  • The government tried to burke the scandal.

    El gobierno intentó ocultar el escándalo.

2 IGNORE [transitive] C1

to ignore or refuse to deal with a problem or issue, especially because it is unpleasant or difficult

ignorar, dejar de lado

  • take sth away from sb

Collocations burke an issue · burke a problem

  • The committee decided to burke the issue.

    El comité decidió ignorar el problema.