Whitewash Definition
wītwŏsh, -wôsh, hwīt-
whitewashed, whitewashes, whitewashing
noun
whitewashes
A mixture of lime, whiting, size, water, etc., for whitening walls, etc.
Webster's New World
Concealment or palliation of flaws or failures.
American Heritage
A cosmetic formerly used for making the skin fair.
Webster's New World
A glossing over or concealing of faults or defects in an effort to exonerate or give the appearance of soundness.
Webster's New World
A defeat in which the loser scores no points.
Webster's New World
verb
whitewashed, whitewashes, whitewashing
To cover with whitewash.
Webster's New World
To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to.
Webster's New World
To defeat (an opponent) soundly.
Webster's New World
To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.
Wiktionary
(idiomatic) To cover over errors or bad actions.
In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
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