whitewashing (English, noun)
expansion: whitewashing (countable and uncountable, plural whitewashings)
Senses:
glosses: The application of whitewash.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The effacement of errors or bad actions.
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
derogatory
uncountable
Forms:
form: whitewashings
tags: plural