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whitewash: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects; wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces; a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score; exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"; cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

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whitening collapse: changing to a lighter color

snow under collapse

deodorize collapse: eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"

understate collapse: represent as less significant or important

misstate collapse: state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"

whopping collapse: extremely; "they all were whopping drunk"

shellacking collapse

exonerate collapse

soft pedal collapse: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

destigmatize collapse

acquit collapse: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

decontaminate collapse: rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

whitewashing collapse

make allowance for collapse

allow for collapse

exculpate collapse

decontamination collapse: the removal of contaminants

conceal collapse: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"

misrepresent collapse: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

shrive collapse

prettify collapse

befog collapse

calcimine collapse: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

exempt collapse: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

begild collapse

parget collapse: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys; apply ornamental plaster to

vindicate collapse: clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"; maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens"

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

absolve collapse: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"; grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"

forgive collapse: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"; absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"

misquote collapse: quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

whelm collapse

enshroud collapse

lacquer collapse: a hard glossy coating; a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish; coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

titivate collapse

enamel collapse: any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze; a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish; hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth; a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection; coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

shellac collapse: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood; lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white; cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

overstate collapse: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

ensconce collapse: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

justify collapse: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"; show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

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