burke vs slay

burke and slay both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burke	No	No	Yes	No
slay	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slay is a hypernym of burke; that is, slay is a word with a broader meaning than burke:

Other hypernyms of burke include bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove.

burke (verb)	slay (verb)
get rid of, silence, or suppress	kill intentionally and with premeditation
murder without leaving a trace on the body	to succeed greatly