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  1. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › whitewashWHITEWASH definition in American English | Collins English ...

    Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white.

  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › whitewashingWHITEWASHING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Whitewashing definition: the act or process of whitening with whitewash. See examples of WHITEWASHING used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › whitewashedWhitewashed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WHITEWASH is to whiten with whitewash. How to use whitewash in a sentence.

  4. www.britannica.com › dictionary › whitewashWhitewash Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    WHITEWASH meaning: 1 : a white liquid mixture used for making surfaces (such as walls or fences) whiter; 2 : a planned effort to hide a dishonest, immoral, or illegal act or situation cover-up usually singular

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionwhitewash verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    whitewash somebody/something (disapproving) to try to hide unpleasant facts about somebody/something; to try to make something seem better than it is. His family tried to whitewash his reputation after he died.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › whitewash_nwhitewash noun - Oxford English Dictionary

    whitewash typically occurs about 0.3 times per million words in modern written English. whitewash is in frequency band 4, which contains words occurring between 0.1 and 1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionwhitewash noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Definition of whitewash noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.