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Whitewash

White

 

The lightest colour there is. having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light.

Wash

whitewash

The clothes, sheets, etc. that are washed together, especially in a washing machine.

White + Wash

Whitewash

It's a whitewash


To make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth.

(The picture is of my white wash.)

 

Example Sentence:-

"The official reaction to the banking crisis has been denounced as a whitewash."

!Note - A whitewash can also be a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water, used for making walls or ceilings white.

 

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