whitewashing.
The application of whitewash.
Meaning & usage
The application of whitewash.
The effacement of errors or bad actions.
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.
Where this word comes from
From whitewash + -ing.
present participle and gerund of whitewash
Where this word comes from
From whitewash + -ing.
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