whitewashing

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The application of whitewash.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The effacement of errors or bad actions.
3. (countable, derogatory, uncountable) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation.

Verb

present participle and gerund of whitewash

whitewash

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

whitening

glossing over

extenuation

palliation

Translations

imbiancatura

Beschönigung

طرش

Heuchelei

tünchend

weißend

scheinbare Gewissenhaftigkeit

embellissement

encubrimiento

blanqueadura

التغطية

jalbegue

دهان

Etymology

From whitewash + -ing.