adj
Meaning 1
Painted with the temporary paint whitewash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
whitewashed
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adj
Meaning 2
Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
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adj
Meaning 3
Having been subjected to racial whitewashing: made to be or seem more white (Caucasian); for example, having been made to appear whiter via makeup, or by being illustrated in pictures or portrayed in films as white (despite originally or properly being nonwhite).
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adj
Meaning 4
A person of color perceived as having assimilated at the expense of their own racial or cultural identity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, derogatory
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verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of whitewash
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Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
coated with whitewash
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- miles of whitewashed fences
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History
Etymology
From whitewash + -ed.
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