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whitewashing

noun

Etymology

From whitewash + -ing.

  1. derived from *wed-✻
  2. inherited from *waskaną,*watskaną✻
  3. inherited from *waskan✻
  4. inherited from wascan
  5. inherited from wasshen,waschen,weschen
  6. compounded as whitewash — “white + wash”
  7. suffixed as whitewashing — “whitewash + ing”

Definitions

  1. The application of whitewash.

  2. The effacement of errors or bad actions.

  3. The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event,…

    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.

    • 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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. present participle and gerund of whitewash

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA