Type and usage of whitewash from BoostVocab

whitewash

/'hwaɪt,wɑʃ/

verb
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
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"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"

Similar:

gloss over hush up sleek over

type of:
cover cover up
noun
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
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type of:
defeat licking
noun
a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
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type of:
clearing
verb
cover with whitewash
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"whitewash walls"

type of:
wash
verb
exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
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type of:
clear assoil acquit discharge exculpate exonerate
noun
wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
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type of:
wash

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