( v. t. )
To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.
( v. t. )
To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012