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whitewash

verbCommon GRE wordMore W words

to gloss over or conceal wrongdoing to make it seem acceptable

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Whitewash in a sentence

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Critics accused the committee of whitewashing the failures in its final report.

Synonyms
cover upgloss oversugarcoat
Antonyms
exposereveal
Common questions

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Whitewash (verb) means to gloss over or conceal wrongdoing to make it seem acceptable
Here is whitewash used in an example sentence: "Critics accused the committee of whitewashing the failures in its final report."
Common synonyms for whitewash include cover up, gloss over, sugarcoat.
Antonyms of whitewash include expose, reveal.
Whitewash is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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