whitewashed
whitewashed · more whitewashed · most whitewashed
Painted with the temporary paint whitewashPainted with the temporary paint whitewash.
US/wˈaɪtwˌɑʃt/
Meaning
4 sensesPainted with the temporary paint whitewash.
coated with whitewash
Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
Having been subjected to racial whitewashing: made to be or seem more white (Caucasian); for example, having been made to appear whiter via makeup, or by being illustrated in pictures or portrayed in films as white (despite originally or properly being nonwhite).
(broadly, derogatory)A person of color perceived as having assimilated at the expense of their own racial or cultural identity.
Origin
From whitewash + -ed.From whitewash + -ed.
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Forms
more whitewashed, most whitewashed| Comparative | more whitewashed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most whitewashed Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsremoved, ignored, downplayed:blackwashed
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form