whitewashed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
hush up; sleek over; whitewash; gloss over.
- Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
- She tried to gloss over her mistakes
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verb cover with whitewash
whitewash.
- whitewash walls
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verb exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
whitewash.
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adjective satellite coated with whitewash
- miles of whitewashed fences
