American English pronunciation
How to pronounce whitewashed
IPA transcription: ['waɪt,wɑʃt]
Pronunciation variants: ['waɪt,wɑʃt][h'waɪt,wɑʃt]
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Verb
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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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cover with whitewash
“whitewash walls”
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exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
Adjective
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coated with whitewash
“miles of whitewashed fences”
Usage examples
- The church was built of whitewashed boards but was well furnished and decorated.
- Most of the farm buildings are whitewashed.