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Meaning of 'whitewash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Whitewash [ n.]
- Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
- A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
2 . Whitewash [ v. t.]
- To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
- To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.

Meaning of 'whitewash' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . whitewash [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
Example in sentence:
  • Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin;
  • She tried to gloss over her mistakes
Meaning (2):
- cover with whitewash
Example in sentence:
  • whitewash walls

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