# whitewashing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #53,338

## Definitions
1. The application of whitewash.
2. The effacement of errors or bad actions.
3. The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation.

## Etymology
From whitewash + -ing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whitewashing