Canadian French Meaning of whitewashes

blanchit

Other Canadian French words related to blanchit

Definitions and Meaning of whitewashes in English

whitewashes

a composition (as of lime and water or whiting, size, and water) for whitening structural surfaces, a mixture (as of lime and water) for whitening a surface, to portray (the past) in a way that increases the prominence, relevance, or impact of white people and minimizes or misrepresents that of nonwhite people, to alter (an original story) by casting a white performer in a role based on a nonwhite person or fictional character, a clearing or covering up of wrongdoing, an act or instance of glossing over or of exonerating, to gloss over or cover up (something, such as a record of criminal behavior), to clear of a charge of wrongdoing by offering excuses, hiding facts, or conducting a careless investigation, to whiten with whitewash, to explain away or cover up, to alter (something) in a way that favors, features, or caters to white people, a liquid composition for whitening a surface, a preparation for whitening the skin, a defeat in a contest in which the loser fails to score, to exonerate (someone) by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data, to prevent an opponent in a game or contest from scoring, to hold (an opponent) scoreless in a game or contest

FAQs About the word whitewashes

blanchit

a composition (as of lime and water or whiting, size, and water) for whitening structural surfaces, a mixture (as of lime and water) for whitening a surface, to

donne sur,rabais,néglige,excuses,explique,glosser,pardon,passe par-dessus,remet,hausser les épaules

notes,esprits,notes,tient compte

whitens => blanc, whiteheads => Points blancs, white-headed => Blanc-tête, white-faced => Visage blanc, whitecaps => Têtes blanches,