Dictionary definition · whitewash
noun
- a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
- a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
verb
- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"
- cover with whitewash"whitewash walls"
- exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).