whitewash
noun
[ ˈwʌɪtwɒʃ ]
• a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white.
• a deliberate attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about a person or organization in order to protect their reputation.
• "the opposition called the report ‘a whitewash’"
Similar:
cover-up,
-gate,
camouflage,
disguise,
mask,
concealment,
suppression,
deception,
false front,
facade,
veneer,
pretext,
• a victory by the same side in every game of a series.
• "the Lions went downhill to a 4–0 whitewash"
whitewash
verb
• paint (a wall, building, or room) with whitewash.
• "the brick walls have been whitewashed"
• deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about (someone or something).
• "most sources prefer to ignore or whitewash the most disturbing aspect of such reports"
Similar:
cover up,
sweep under the carpet,
hush up,
suppress,
draw/pull a veil over,
conceal,
camouflage,
keep secret,
keep dark,
cloak,
screen,
veil,
obscure,
gloss over,
deal rapidly with,
downplay,
make light of,
soft-pedal,
minimize,
de-emphasize,
treat as unimportant,
• defeat (an opponent) in every game of a series.
• "Ireland were whitewashed 5-0"
