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whitewash:

to whitewash verb (whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing)

  1. to whitewash
    to whitewash
    • whitewash verb (whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing)
  2. to whitewash
    – exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data 1
    to whitewash
    – exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data 1
    • whitewash verb (whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing)
  3. to whitewash
    – cover with whitewash 1
    to whitewash
    – cover with whitewash 1
    • whitewash verb (whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing)
      • whitewash walls1
  4. to whitewash
    – cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error 1
    to whitewash; to hush up; to gloss over; sleek over
    – cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error 1
    • whitewash verb (whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing)
      • Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin1
    • hush up verb (hushes up, hushed up, hushing up)
    • gloss over verb (glosses over, glossed over, glossing over)
      • She tried to gloss over her mistakes1
    • sleek over verb

Conjugations for whitewash:

present
  1. whitewash
  2. whitewash
  3. whitewashes
  4. whitewash
  5. whitewash
  6. whitewash
simple past
  1. whitewashed
  2. whitewashed
  3. whitewashed
  4. whitewashed
  5. whitewashed
  6. whitewashed
present perfect
  1. have whitewashed
  2. have whitewashed
  3. has whitewashed
  4. have whitewashed
  5. have whitewashed
  6. have whitewashed
past continuous
  1. was whitewashing
  2. were whitewashing
  3. was whitewashing
  4. were whitewashing
  5. were whitewashing
  6. were whitewashing
future
  1. shall whitewash
  2. will whitewash
  3. will whitewash
  4. shall whitewash
  5. will whitewash
  6. will whitewash
continuous present
  1. am whitehing
  2. are whitehing
  3. is whitehing
  4. are whitehing
  5. are whitehing
  6. are whitehing
subjunctive
  1. be whitewashed
  2. be whitewashed
  3. be whitewashed
  4. be whitewashed
  5. be whitewashed
  6. be whitewashed
diverse
  1. whitewash!
  2. let's whitewash!
  5. whitewashed
  6. whitewashing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

whitewash [the ~] noun

  1. the whitewash
    the limewash; the whitening; the whitewash; the calcimine
  2. the whitewash
    – a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects 1
    the whitewash
    – a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects 1
  3. the whitewash
    – wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces 1
    the whitewash
    – wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces 1
  4. the whitewash
    – a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score 1
    the whitewash
    – a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score 1

whitewash

  1. whitewash
    whitewash; limewash

Related Words for "whitewash":

  • whitewashing, whitewashes

Alternate Synonyms for "whitewash":


Related Definitions for "whitewash":

  1. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects1
  2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces1
  3. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score1
  4. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data1
  5. cover with whitewash1
    • whitewash walls1
  6. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error1
    • Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin1

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