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verb
To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic, offensive
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Synonyms: wash a negro white, wash a nigger white
Antonyms: none provided
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