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Whitewashing

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The application of whitewash. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The effacement of errors or bad actions. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "Some persons are sincerely incapable of understanding that to denounce mud slinging does not mean the endorsement of whitewashing; and both the interested individuals who need whitewashing and those others who practice mud slinging like to encourage such confusion of ideas."

  3. 3
    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. countable, derogatory, uncountable

    "While whitewashing remains a modern problem, it has a long history in American film: In the very first Hollywood movie, 1910’s In Old California, white actors played non-white roles."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of whitewash form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From whitewash + -ing.

Etymology 2

From whitewash + -ing.

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