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Webster 1828 Edition


Whitewashed

WHITEWASHED

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Covered or overspread with a white liquid composition.

Definition 2024


whitewashed

whitewashed

English

Verb

whitewashed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of whitewash

Adjective

whitewashed (comparative more whitewashed, superlative most whitewashed)

  1. Of or pertaining to a fence or wall that has been painted with the temporary paint whitewash.
  2. Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
  3. (acting) Portrayed by a Caucasian actor but was scripted to be African, Asian, or of another race.
  4. (pejorative) Looking Caucasian, but is actually African, Asian, or of another race; Caucasianized.