whitewash

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

white·wash [whitewash whitewashes whitewashed whitewashing] noun, verb BrE [ˈwaɪtwɒʃ] NAmE [ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ] NAmE [ˈwaɪtwɔːʃ]
noun
1. uncountable a mixture of ↑chalk or ↑lime and water, used for painting houses and walls white
2. uncountable, singular (disapproving)an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth
Syn: ↑cover-up
•The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
3. countable, usually singular (informal)(in sport) a victory in every game in a series
•a 7–0 whitewash
•a whitewash victory
 
verb
1. ~ sth to cover sth such as a wall with ↑whitewash
2. ~ sb/sth (disapproving)to try to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth; to try to make sth seem better than it is
•His wife had wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.
3. ~ sb/sth (especially BrE) (in sport)to defeat an opponent in every game in a series
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• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gloss over, sleek over, hush up