ibebure

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

íbebure

vi. try to throw into the shade another's skill.

ibebure

n. injurious threat.

v. to threaten to break top of skull (bure), to insult, to provoke by insult.

ex. N na ibea burem: I'll break your head.

syn. N na ibea atum.