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UK
/wˈaɪtwɒʃ/
]
[ US /ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ, ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ, ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ/ ]
VERB
- exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
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cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
She tried to gloss over her mistakes
Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin -
cover with whitewash
whitewash walls
NOUN
- wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
- a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
How To Use whitewash In A Sentence
- In my own garden I have an old stone wall with remnants of whitewash that reflects the sunlight and heat in summer.
- The washout means England are certain at least to avoid a 7-0 whitewash in the series after losing the first four. The Sun
- They have innumerable beautiful, barefoot children, live in low-slung, thatched, whitewashed cottages, and their climate is often cool, damp and misty.
- This exposes the inquiry as a total whitewash. Times, Sunday Times
- Recently renovated, the surfside inn still has its nautical-cool whitewashed facade, and its 36 guest rooms are equipped with patios and views of the Roqueta Channel. 10
- As it is sometimes difficult to rear young calves it is a good thing to keep them clean and dry., whitewashing the calf hulls two or three times during the winter.
- This is a place to escape to, where you can sleep surrounded by whitewashed stone walls and lush gardens. Times, Sunday Times
- The only better run is by West Indies, who won ten successive Tests against England in the course of consecutive series whitewashes in 1984 and 1985-86.
- This attempted whitewash is another blow to the relationship between police and public which is essential for the only effective form of policing; “policing by consent.” CO19 - A Few Good Men « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- The signing of Tendulkar was described as a whitewash merely to cover racial bias.
