Nghĩa là gì: whitewashing

whitewashing /'wait,w i /

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- sự quét vôi trắng
- (nghĩa bóng) sự thanh minh; sự minh oan

Đồng nghĩa của whitewashing

Alternative for whitewashing

whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing
Đồng nghĩa: gloss over, hush up, sleek over,

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Present participle for to paint white, typically with a lime and water mixture

painting blanching varnishing daubing veneering smearing whitening whiting

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Present participle for to hide or conceal, typically something incriminating

camouflaging concealing suppressing cloaking covering up obscuring screening veiling airbrushing hushing up covering keeping dark keeping secret sugarcoating sweeping under the carpet sweeping under the rug drawing a veil over pulling a veil over hiding masking disguising papering over blanketing occulting belying secreting curtaining putting up a front shielding shrouding downplaying dissembling veneering canopying masquerading befogging keeping quiet about dressing up draping keeping a lid on keeping under your hat blotting out making light of palliating keeping the lid on glossing over keeping under wraps squashing stifling smothering obfuscating withholding enshrouding muffling making up making inconspicuous putting up a smokescreen overlaying blanking out overpainting blocking out bearding obliterating laundering stonewalling finessing hushing sitting on giving a false idea of giving a false account of misrepresenting varnishing dissimulating minimizing falsifying extenuating feigning bluffing simulating faking minimising affecting shamming putting on an act soft-pedalling putting on a front putting up a smoke screen soft-pedaling de-emphasizing putting on a false front burying caching clouding surrounding enveloping wrapping mantling ensconcing planting stashing keeping hidden swathing coating eclipsing submerging stowing harbouring squirreling harboring clothing forcovering cocooning fronting shading wallpapering smuggling adumbrating sheltering shadowing beclouding dimming censoring ditching gagging redacting enwrapping enfolding muting banning burking muzzling keeping out of sight carpeting palling holing up outlawing proscribing throwing on makeup boarding up bushing up crowning overlying topping overspreading capping putting out of the way tucking away doing on the sly paving repressing stopping something being overheard putting in a hole keeping silent about varnishing over distorting sequestering extending over strangling pocketing swallowing sinking warping secluding securing stashing away misinterpreting colouring stowing away perverting coloring miscoloring garbling twisting misleading misstating hiding away squirreling away hiding out holding back choking back trumping up putting a spin on

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Present participle for to disregard as unimportant or insignificant

overlooking disregarding discounting ignoring overpassing condoning forgiving excusing downplaying remitting minimising minimizing pardoning soft-pedalling soft-pedaling passing over glossing over making light of brushing aside de-emphasizing treating as unimportant winking at blinking at dealing rapidly with brushing off papering over shrugging off glozing over forgetting taking no notice of turning a blind eye to letting go taking no account of paying no attention to letting pass looking the other way neglecting slurring over turning a deaf ear to deliberately ignoring shutting eyes to paying no heed to closing your eyes to bypassing dismissing rejecting unheeding unminding omitting conniving tuning out letting someone off with conniving at making allowances for turning a blind eye letting something ride slighting missing misheeding pooh-poohing setting aside paying no mind to taking no notice paying no mind living with leaving be treating lightly shaking off sweeping under the rug varnishing over sweeping under the carpet disbelieving blanking contemning skipping winking discarding dissimulating dispelling underselling doubting leaving out of account brushing away letting off easy turning a deaf ear laughing off sending to Coventry cold-shouldering evading excluding avoiding playing down giving no credence to laying aside taking with a pinch of salt turning blind eye pushing aside turning back on failing to notice dispensing with looking through not taking into account turning your back on turning deaf ear burying one's head in sand letting it go acquitting acquiting exonerating reprieving absolving accepting clearing exculpating justifying freeing amnestying liberating releasing sparing having mercy on dealing leniently with burying sinking stomaching taking letting it go by forgiving and forgetting making allowance for letting something slide putting up with swimming with the tide turning blind eye to grinning and bear it wiping slate clean bearing with standing for going along with playing past looking past letting bygones be bygones rolling with punches thinking no more of spurning abandoning putting out of your mind having done with forgetting about repudiating sweeping aside flouting putting away belittling trivializing dropping scoffing at trivialising waving aside putting aside joking about making a joke of pouring cold water on throwing cold water on rebuffing treating with contempt deodorizing palliating pleading ignorance indulging deodorising having no time for refusing to acknowledge letting off granting amnesty granting a pardon to suspending charges giving absolution burying the hatchet tolerating discharging blanking over ceasing to think of blanking out stopping thinking about shutting out putting behind you getting over consigning to oblivion erasing from memory dismissing from mind erasing from your mind ceasing to remember leaving something undone scanting losing sight of failing to care for postponing failing to look after paying little attention to trifling with leaving alone failing to provide for depreciating having nothing to do with keeping at arm's length underestimating skimping on forsaking not caring for thinking little of procrastinating over not troubling oneself overleaping deserting shirking deferring procrastinating keeping your distance throwing to the winds eliding passing up pretermitting not caring banishing denying shelving kissing off relegating laughing away scouting despising

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Present participle for to (attempt to) lessen or excuse the seriousness of

excusing palliating extenuating deodorising deodorizing exonerating vindicating explaining away glossing over glozing over justifying defending warranting explaining rationalizing exculpating condoning rationalising making a case for glozing mitigating sanctioning pretexting making allowances for coming up with an explanation for making allowances making excuses for giving an explanation for appeasing covering alibiing clearing providing a justification for providing an explanation for pardoning absolving meriting licencing legitimizing licensing exempting acquiting permitting qualifying acquitting authorizing authorising legitimising entitling one to calling for offering grounds for elucidating accounting for making acceptable providing a rationale for illuminating clearing up answering for giving an explanation showing grounds for giving reasons for coming up with an explanation attributing resolving reasoning intellectualising deliberating intellectualizing excising reconciling thinking making allowance applying logic applying logic to reasoning out copping out giving alibi giving good reason for copping a plea thinking through

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Present participle for to defeat comprehensively

defeating beating routing trouncing crushing outclassing creaming seeing off shutting out conquering overthrowing worsting subduing licking overwhelming overpowering vanquishing quelling overcoming besting subjugating demolishing stuffing tanking mastering clobbering busting quashing whipping thrashing hammering slaughtering pulverizing walloping trashing crucifying annihilating skunking totaling pasting murdering whacking totalling massacring smashing steamrolling undoing wallopping drubbing pounding pommeling marmalizing overbearing ruining surmounting flattening stopping overmatching overturning caning decking upsetting zapping pommelling trimming dispatching destroying sinking upending flooring getting taking flogging slamming edging shellacking torpedoing triumphing over outplaying trampling dropping whomping slaying subverting tanning outmanoeuvring outmaneuvering entrapping pulverising outrunning decimating obliterating ambushing skinning outflanking outhitting lambasting butchering routeing outjumping owning overrunning swamping shipwrecking winning against knocking out prevailing over bringing to ruin bringing someone to their knees taking to cleaners giving someone a hiding getting the better of mowing down pipping at the post edging out running rings around bearing down running roughshod over taking to the cleaners putting an end to working over running rings round taking it all walking all over blowing out winning a victory over making mincemeat of finishing off wiping the floor with nosing out putting paid to KO'ing getting around blowing out of the water pwning wiping out doing down plowing under giving someone a drubbing picking apart rolling back

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Present participle for to represent or estimate at less than the true value or significance

extenuating downplaying minimising minimizing understating softening qualifying discounting underrating undervaluing trivialising trivializing underestimating devaluing minifying underplaying deemphasizing deprecating soft-pedalling soft-pedaling playing down making light of toning down talking down making little of de-emphasizing lessening moderating mitigating glossing over shrugging off brushing aside diminishing reducing restraining modulating giving a lower profile giving little weight to attaching little importance to dumbing down thinking nothing of weakening misprizing palliating belying rationalizing cheapening justifying sugarcoating tempering minimalizing varnishing glossing rationalising holding cheap pooh-poohing brushing off making light selling short detracting from glozing over explaining away smoothing over brushing something under the carpet belittling derogating thinking little of dismissing scoffing at laughing off treating as unimportant treating lightly depreciating lowering defaming detracting taking away from downgrading underemphasizing rating too low doing an injustice to demeaning decrying discrediting denigrating underpricing misjudging knocking vilipending undermining devaluating decreasing disesteeming blistering backbiting withdrawing laughing at cutting rate subtracting from

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Present participle for to conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

dissembling feigning faking shamming simulating pretending affecting counterfeiting acting bluffing assuming dissimulating professing posing masquerading posturing disguising lying falsifying concealing hiding masking cloaking veiling deceiving misleading camouflaging stonewalling shrouding covering pussyfooting putting on passing for making out letting on putting on an act play-acting dressing up making like playing possum covering up putting up a front four-flushing shucking and jiving putting on a false front putting on a front putting up a smoke screen alleging claiming aspiring purporting impersonating suckering jazzing beguiling hoodwinking fudging fooling duping jiving cozening fishing malingering cheating deluding laying claim claiming falsely passing off faking out passing oneself off as imitating mimicking copying playing fabricating playacting aping forging inventing reproducing putting it on mocking kidding devising stealing parroting lifting doing cribbing mirroring pirating giving the appearance of taking off making up making a pretence of doing like ripping off going through the motions of adopting plagiarizing imagining fronting parodying caricaturing poaching bootlegging echoing emulating creating prevaricating concocting going through the motions borrowing travestying pinching miming copycatting coining nicking playing at putting on airs sending up contriving repeating acting as if monkeying misrepresenting making a show of doing a bit knocking off making out like pretending to be doing an impression of dittoing infringing the copyright of acting out making as if trumping up plagiarising acting like hoaxing obscuring suppressing bearding striking pulling making a show making a pretense fibbing forming posturing as seeming to be presenting a false front presenting a false face aspiring to laying it on thick pretending to have professing to have ripping taking on faking it swinging the lead putting up a front of appropriating burlesquing copying illegally reproducing illegally spoofing personating supposing representing portraying doing an impression doing likewise following in footsteps reflecting playing a part modeling after patterning after masquerading as paralleling trying to be like parallelling posing as dreaming fantasizing daydreaming messing assuming the role going like following enacting fancying musing romancing favouring favoring suggesting featuring fencing exaggerating equivocating resembling conceiving giving appearance of making show of putting on act putting on a false display doing a take-off glossing over conjuring up mocking up indulging in fantasy playing the part letting on like building castles in Spain building castles in the air fantasising acting as though duplicating formulating originating following in the footsteps of following the example of taking as a model taking as a role model modeling yourself on taking as a pattern taking after taking as an example taking a leaf out of someone's book following suit patterning oneself on patterning yourself after framing moulding molding brainstorming thinking up spitballing sparking composing dreaming up making up off the top of one's head

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Present participle for to give or add color to

painting staining colouring decorating dyeing dying tinting coating covering distempering bepainting coloring glossing pigmenting spraying tincturing tinging tingeing airbrushing daubing brushing composing designing drafting figuring frescoing ornamenting shading slathering splattering stippling swabbing undercoating washing covering up glossing over slapping on touching up applying paint to catching a likeness putting on coats

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Present participle for to tell (usually fraudulently) in such a way as to render less severe or serious

spinning concocting fabricating blandishing sugarcoating gilding dressing up making up putting lipstick on

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Present participle for to unburden from something undesirable or restrictive

freeing exempting relieving unburdening absolving clearing disburdening divesting sparing discharging disencumbering excusing liberating releasing ridding dispensing excepting reprieving unbinding acquitting acquiting disembarrassing exonerating stripping unchaining unfettering unshackling untangling letting off setting free unleashing exculpating lightening pardoning making exempt wiping the slate clean vindicating delivering forgiving blinking at winking at sanitising sanitizing finding innocent dismissing declaring innocent pronouncing not guilty letting off the hook justifying emancipating disculpating wiping slate clean letting off hook wiping off letting go finding not guilty loosing remitting shriving springing bleaching laundering wiping it off going easy on letting up on letting off easy

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Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

distorting misrepresenting perverting twisting falsifying slanting garbling biasing biassing misstating colouring misinterpreting misreporting prejudicing altering bending changing coloring cooking disguising doctoring fudging manipulating misrelating skewing spinning warping angling belying collapsing conning crushing curving deceiving declining deteriorating deviating faking gnarling knotting lying melting misconstruing misleading sagging scamming slumping snowing winding writhing tampering with tinkering with interfering with putting a spin on quoting out of context taking out of context trumping up making out like putting on

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Present participle for show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified

vindicating substantiating supporting authenticating corroborating establishing justifying ratifying verifying confirming defending warranting bearing out demonstrating proving arguing attesting backing certifying evidencing extenuating upholding validating advocating asserting endorsing excusing maintaining claiming confuting contending disculpating disproving guarding protecting rationalising rationalizing refuting rehabilitating seconding shielding bearing witness to offering grounds for giving credence to lending weight to pleading for doing justice to

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Present participle for make or become white

whitening blanching bleaching fading etiolating lightening paling blenching decolorizing dulling snowing washing out whiting becoming white becoming pale chalking decoloring frosting going white grizzling making pale making white silvering turning pale

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The state of being vanquished

vanquishment beating rout trouncing drubbing overthrow thrashing massacre annihilation licking conquest whipping shellacking slaughter subjugation triumph trimming waxing trashing loss mastery embarrassment reverse killing debacle blow destruction downthrow extermination collapse failure ambush defeasance lacing paddling rebuff repulse scalping whaling fall ruin discomfiture break breakdown check count insuccess KO nonsuccess setback trap pasting defeat hammering hiding caning demolition crushing defeat clobbering pounding plastering waterloo lump walloping thumping battering going-over overwhelming defeat mauling downfall worsting vanquishing conquering besting subduing overpowering thwarting domination pulverizing flattening coup routing subjugating quelling quashing defeating suppression squashing wipeout whitewash takeover elimination overcoming crushing victory pulverising breaking extinction sweep foil dominating pwnage ownage win over success over victory over triumph over game, set and match glory over supremacy over clean sweep grand slam flogging belting tanning lashing birching flaying fiasco bashing slapping smacking pummelling thwacking punching cuffing buffeting pelting cudgelling lambasting clubbing whacking walkover subdual flagellation biffing bopping slugging duffing-up doing-over beating-up scourging leathering chastisement landslide end pummeled cudgeling cane birch success win spanking dusting bludgeoning humiliation state of defeat subjection subjecting washout kicking working-over murder disappointment score splash horsewhipping romp big win bullwhipping strap belt lathering pulverisation pulverization defeatedness switching strapping punishment game scourge castigation lash pummeling switch clampdown crackdown superiority runaway victory decisive victory advantage overwhelming majority repression prevention stopping prohibition termination discontinuation cowing the strap dissolution halting arrest hitting striking knocking boxing attack assault stamping out suppressing abolishment dominance obliteration overriding abolition mate ending checkmate corporal punishment snuffing out

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A morally acceptable explanation for behavior, or for a belief or occurrence

justification excuse reason defence rationale basis grounds rationalisation rationalization apology defense explanation vindication argument plea warrant absolution case reasoning apologia approval exculpation exoneration extenuation foundation mitigation premise pretext account acquittal advocacy alibi answer palliation palliative support validation wherefore just cause story whatfor raison d'être why and wherefore whole idea song and dance cause motive motivation cop-out accounting cover assertion evidence declaration mitigating circumstances why expedient logic whitewash occasion thesis inducement claim pretence factor front fish story footing statement line authority pretense subject cover-up get-out reasons sense cover story ostensible reason call assurance apologetics base contention polemic antecedent evasion exposition allegation ground presumption point coverup expostulation retort argumentation routine disguise subterfuge fabrication underpinning whyfor proof pleading thinking theory philosophy line of reasoning principle whys and wherefores logical basis provocation apologism apologetic ratification substantiation meaning action suit issue questioning groundwork sake compurgation revenge right out bedrock demonstration dialectic confession supporting evidence endorsement explication fish tale proclamation appeal petition presentation postulation sour grapes the big idea the whole idea hypothesis copout modification moderation qualification reduction expounding promotion excusing explaining response the why and wherefore jive apologising apologizing return cleanup testimony connection affirmation reply profession stall defending evidence avowal extenuating circumstances syllogism ratiocination rationality an excuse way around discharge airtight case good sense school of thought amnesty clearing pardon goal purpose intention aim incentive impetus objective freeing from blame end target design object causation causality instigation source genesis origin driver inspiration causal agent driving force principal element chief ingredient supposition proposition assumption thought postulate surmise presupposition belief speculation conjecture deduction idea datum reckoning premiss opinion posit process of reasoning chain of reasoning analysis theorem interpretation given hypothetical if intellection cerebration cogitation view guess notion proposal calculation dialectics wisdom mentation hunch suspicion apriorism rationalising rationalizing syllogization thought process position line of thought supposal stab train of thought logical thought concept backup prologism feeling remonstrance deductive reasoning thoughts judgement understanding presentiment outlook impression judgment theme auditing topic guesswork provision accountancy calculating text matter bookkeeping computing book-keeping contestation sentiment preconception line of argument prediction accepting acceptance expectation shot assuming fancy inference prejudgement preconceived notion theorization preconceived idea shot in the dark sneaking suspicion balancing the books

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An outer layer or covering

coat covering layer overlay coating glaze lamination varnish veneer wash crust film finish plating skim skin blanket daub dusting mantle patina sheet smear topping cladding deposit facing luster lustre scale washing bark cake gloss lacquer painting plaster priming roughcast set tinge undercoat surface cover thickness membrane lamina carpet canopy veil encrustation ply cloak shell screen stratum rind foil leaf casing integument rendering enamel mask polish bed shroud pall pebbledash paint band sheath slab siding husk face laminate pellicle shellac shine curtain outside cortex outer layer seam panel envelope cloud fold level tier lamella slip plaster coating plate scurf row hull peel protective layer thin layer hide expanse partition drum plasterwork blade strand wrapping stain ornamentation adornment vein insertion mass decoration appliqué stratification tint exterior texture grain concretion scab caking peridium decorative layer substratum stripe overlap floor suffusion finishing coat incrustation glint seal sheen tissue pane culture coloring swab colouring case cork bast peeling burnish smoothness resin wax top verge edge bloom border plane gauze scum slice gilt fabric web shiny surface hood mat coverture penumbra spangle wrapper robe wraps fleece epicarp cover-up pod shuck capsule zest exocarp pericarp

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That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse

extenuating mitigating justifying moderating qualifying diminishing exculpatory excusing exonerative justificatory lessening palliating palliative softening vindicating condoning explanatory reducing sanitising sanitizing tempering varnishing serving as an excuse modifying alleviating vindicatory

Từ gần nghĩa

whitewashings whitewater white water white wavy white week white weeks whitewashes whitewashed whitewash white wake-robin white violet white vetch

Trái nghĩa của whitewashing

whitewashing Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

English Vocalbulary

Đồng nghĩa của whitewash Đồng nghĩa của whitewashed Đồng nghĩa của whitewashings Đồng nghĩa của whitewashes

Đồng nghĩa của whitewashing

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Trái nghĩa của whitewashing

whitewashing Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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