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- Dictionarywhitewash/ˈwʌɪtwɒʃ/
noun
- 1. a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white.
- 2. a deliberate attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about a person or organization in order to protect their reputation: "the opposition called the report ‘a whitewash’"
verb
- 1. paint (a wall, building, or room) with whitewash: "the brick walls have been whitewashed"
- 2. deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about (someone or something): "most sources prefer to ignore or whitewash the most disturbing aspect of such reports"
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