whitewashing

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Definitions

verb

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.”
To cover over errors or bad actions.“In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.”
To repay the financial debts of (another person).
(late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.

noun

The application of whitewash.
The effacement of errors or bad actions.
The revisionist portrayal of something as to over-favor the Caucasian/white populaces.

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Synonyms

whitewash gloss over hush up exoneration vindication sleek over laundering landscaping beautification beautifying embellishing amenity glorification glorifying money-laundering prettifying blackwashing

Antonyms

blackwash blackwashing

Associated

atrocities mural casting walls criticism beauty crimes regime actors qualifying hollywood

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