WHITEWASH

/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 21 Words With Friends 19

Definition

  1. noun a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score.
  2. noun wash consisting of lime and size in water.
  3. noun a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects.
  4. verb cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error. — synonyms: gloss_over, sleek_over, hush_up
  5. verb cover with whitewash.
  6. verb exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data.

Examples

  • “The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.”
  • “In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.”

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