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whitewash

noun
Awash or liquid composition for whitening something; a wash for making the skin fair.

whitewash

A composition of lime and water, used for whitening the plaster of walls.

whitewash

verb transitive
To cover with a white liquid composition, as with lime and water.

whitewash

To make white; to give a fair external appearance.