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To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
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The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.
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To cover over errors or bad actions.
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In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
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To repay the financial debts of (another person).
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(late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
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In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
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To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.