Meaning

2 senses

  1. To fool with nonsense or flattery.

  2. To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few.

Origin

From eye + wash.

From eye + wash.

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Forms

eyewashes, eyewashing, eyewashed, eyewashed

regular · Lesson

Base formeyewash · to eyewash
3rd person singulareyewashes
Present participleeyewashing
Past simpleeyewashed
Past participleeyewashed

Tenses

eyewash · eyewashed · will eyewash · have eyewashed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyeyewash
he, she, iteyewashes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave eyewashed
he, she, ithas eyewashed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill eyewash

Past simpleLesson

all personseyewashed

Word family

1 related words
Relatedeyebath

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
eyelidB2eyelinereyesightB1eyesoreeyeweareyewitnessfab

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