Near-synonyms: tar, smear, besmirch
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Blackwash
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Mistrusting my own prejudices, I have taken the story from the two parliamentary papers in which our officials have done their utmost to whitewash the tribunals and the pigeon-shooting party, and to blackwash the villagers.
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The masts of British frigates and U.S. warships blackwashed the piers at the Embarcadero.
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I do not care whether a man whitewashes or blackwashes his fence, or whether he uses guano or barnyard manure, or what his mode of cultivation may be, the question is, Does he get good fruit?
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