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whitewash


I - noun
1. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
Hypernyms:
defeat, licking
2. wash consisting of lime and size in water;
used for whitening walls and other surfaces
Hypernyms:
wash
3. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
Hypernyms:
clearing

II - verb
1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
- Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
- She tried to gloss over her mistakes
Syn:
gloss over, sleek over, hush up
Hypernyms:
cover, cover up
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. cover with whitewash
- whitewash walls
Hypernyms:
wash
Hyponyms:
calcimine
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
Hypernyms:
acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody

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