Meaning

1 senses

  1. To market something as open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness.

Origin

Blend of open + greenwash.

Blend of open + greenwash.

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Forms

openwashes, openwashing, openwashed, openwashed
Base formopenwash · to openwash
3rd person singularopenwashes
Present participleopenwashing
Past simpleopenwashed
Past participleopenwashed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyopenwash
he, she, itopenwashes

Past simpleLesson

all personsopenwashed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill openwash

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
openingB1openlyB2opennessoperaA1operateA2operaticoperationB1
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