humanewash
humanewash · humanewashes · humanewashed · humanewashing
To engage in the animal welfare analogue of greenwashingTo engage in the animal welfare analogue of greenwashing.
Meaning
1 sensesTo engage in the animal welfare analogue of greenwashing.
Origin
From humane + wash, following the established pattern of greenwash, pinkwash, and similarFrom humane + wash, following the established pattern of greenwash, pinkwash, and similar forms (which came ultimately from the figurative-extension sense of whitewash as "to slap a paintjob over the truth to hide it and to give a specious nice appearance"); this form also rhymes with brainwash, as does sustainwash.
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Forms
humanewashes, humanewashing, humanewashed, humanewashed| Base form | humanewash · to humanewash |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | humanewashes |
| Present participle | humanewashing |
| Past simple | humanewashed |
| Past participle | humanewashed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsportswash
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle