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whitewash
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Noun
  • a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
  • 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
Verb
  • exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
  • cover with whitewash
    • whitewash walls
  • cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
    • Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
    • She tried to gloss over her mistakes
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