What is the meaning of whitewashed?

verb

  • Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error.
    • usage: "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
  • Cover with whitewash.
    • usage: "whitewash walls"
  • Exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data.

adjective

  • Coated with whitewash.
    • usage: "miles of whitewashed fences"
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