whitewashing

== English == === Etymology === From whitewash + -ing. === Noun === whitewashing (countable and uncountable, plural whitewashings) The application of whitewash. (figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions. Synonym: whitewash (derogatory) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation. Antonym: blackwashing ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === whitewashing present participle and gerund of whitewash