[white.wash] vt (1591) 1: to whiten with whitewash
2. a: to gloss over or cover up (as vices or crimes) b: to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
3: to hold (an opponent) scoreless in a game or contest -- white.wash.er n
[2]whitewash n (1689) 1: a liquid composition for whitening a surface: as a: a preparation for whitening the skin b: a composition (as of lime and water or whiting, size, and water) for whitening structural surfaces
2: an act or instance of glossing over or of exonerating
3: a defeat in a contest in which the loser fails to score