Webster's English Dictionary

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whitewash

1. white.wash \'hwi-t-.wo.sh, 'wi-t-, -.wa:sh\ vt 1: to whiten with 
   whitewash  2a: to gloss over or cover up (as vices or crimes)  2b: to 
   exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased  
   presentation of data 3: to hold (an opponent) scoreless 
2. whitewash n 1: a liquid composition for whitening a surface : as  1a: a 
   preparation for whitening the skin  1b: a composition (as of lime and water 
   or whiting, size, and water) for wh itening structural surfaces 2a: an act 
   or instance of glossing over or of exonerating  2b: a defeat in a contest 
   in which the loser fails to score