Last Updated:2025/11/19

To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. / (figuratively) To cover over errors or bad actions.

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whitewash

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whitewash

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Verb
figuratively dated transitive archaic obsolete slang UK US derogatory
Japanese Meaning
石灰と水の混合液で塗り直し、明るくするために壁やフェンスなどを白く塗る / (比喩的に)誤りや不祥事などを隠蔽する、ごまかす
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彼らは毎春、古い納屋を石灰と水の混合液で塗り直して、木材を明るく保護します。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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