whitewash
verb
/ˈwaɪt-/
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/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/
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/ˈwɐɪt-/
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/ˈʍaɪtˌwɑʃ/
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/ˈʍɐɪt-/
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/ˈʍɐɪtˌwɑʃ/
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- (business) To clear (someone's) debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court; also, to clear or write off (a debt).
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antaa anteeksi
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- (chiefly, film, television) To cast a white actor in a role for a person of colour in (a film, television programme, etc.).
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antaa rooli valkoiselle
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- To paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash (noun sense 1).
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kalkita
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- (chiefly, literary, and, poetic, often, passive voice) To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light.
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kalkita,
pinnoittaa valkoiseksi,
valaista valkoisella valolla,
valkaista
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- (derogatory) 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.
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korostaa valkoisia
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- (masonry, archaic) Of bricks: to become encrusted with a white layer of soluble salts due to efflorescence.
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muuttua valkoiseksi
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- (often, politics) 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.).
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peitellä
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- (sports, originally, baseball, informal) 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.
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saada murskavoitto
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- (media) 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.
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tehdä valkoisemmaksi
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- (cosmetics, archaic, or, historical) To make (the face, etc.) look lighter with makeup or a similar preparation.
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valkaista
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whitewash
noun
/ˈwaɪt-/
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/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/
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/ˈwɐɪt-/
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/ˈʍaɪtˌwɑʃ/
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/ˈʍɐɪt-/
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/ˈʍɐɪtˌwɑʃ/
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- (countable, cosmetics, historical) A preparation for making the skin look lighter.
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ihon valkaisuaine
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- (uncountable) 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.
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kalkkivelli
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murskavoitto
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- 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.
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peittely
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- (business) An act of clearing a person's debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court.
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velkojen anteeksianto
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- (uncountable, cooking) The most basic type of thickening agent, consisting of flour blended with water to make a paste.
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vesi-jauhosuurus
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whitewashing
noun
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- The application of whitewash.
- (pejorative) 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.
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valkaiseminen
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whitewasher
noun
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- One who, or that which, whitewashes.
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valkaisija
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