whitewash

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.

   “Near-synonym: limewash (often coinstantial)”

2. isim A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often politics), an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.

   ““She has developed an arrogance of power,” Mr. Richardson said by telephone during a layover in Tokyo on his way back to New Mexico from Myanmar. “I’ve known her a long time and am fond of her, but she basically is unwilling to listen to bad news, and I don’t want to be part of a whitewash.””

3. isim An act of clearing a person's debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court.
4. isim A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep; also, a victory or series of victories by a very large margin.

   “For the first time in a long time, Australia are being threatened with the prospect of a 5-0 whitewash”

5. isim The most basic type of thickening agent, consisting of flour blended with water to make a paste.
6. isim A preparation for making the skin look lighter.

   “I have heard a whole Sermon against a White-wash.”

7. isim Any of several medicinal preparations for treating skin diseases consisting of a mixture of a metallic compound (such as one of lead, sulfur, or zinc) and water.
8. isim White wine, especially Madeira or sherry, drunk after dinner or after taking claret and port; (countable) a glass of such wine.

   “The bottles, however, were port bottles, but contained mushroom ketchup; and we can only say with regard to the 15s. sherry, that it would have made an admirable "whitewash," as Sheridan's glass is still sometimes called, […]”

9. fiil To paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash.

   “The houses looked very bright after they had whitewashed the whole neighbourhood.”

10. fiil To distort or give a misleading account of (history, a narrative, etc.) by discounting the participation of people of colour and focusing on white people.

    “If you appreciate historical accuracy and fair inclusion, don't go see this film [Stonewall (2015)]. If you don’t want to fuel the economy at another Hollywood attempt of whitewashing American history, don't give any aspect of this film a single dime or promotion.”

11. fiil To cast a white actor in a role for a person of colour in (a film, television programme, etc.).
12. fiil To make over (someone of colour) so that they appear more white, for example, by applying lightening makeup to their skin or digitally manipulating an image of them.
13. fiil To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light.
14. fiil To clear (someone's) debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court; also, to clear or write off (a debt).
15. fiil To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).

    “In his sermon, the minister didn’t try to whitewash over the sins of his church.”

16. fiil To achieve a complete victory or series of victories over (an opponent) without suffering any losses; also, to achieve a victory or series of victories over (an opponent) by a very large margin.

    “Australia whitewashed the West Indies 3–0.”

17. fiil To make (the face, etc.) look lighter with makeup or a similar preparation.
18. fiil Synonym of bleach (“to treat (fabric) with a substance which lightens or whitens”).
19. fiil To paint bright white with whitewash (noun sense 1).
20. fiil To have debts cleared through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court.
21. fiil Of bricks: to become encrusted with a white layer of soluble salts due to efflorescence.