whitewash
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Sense: To cover with a lime wash
Synonyms:
paint Collocations, whiten, calcimine, paint white, apply a white coating, wash Collocations, apply lime wash
Antonyms:
Sense: To give the appearance of innocence
Synonyms:
varnish, gloss over, cover up, veneer Collocations, conceal the facts of, play down, rationalize, excuse Collocations, hide Collocations, discretely cover
Antonyms:
implicate, accuse Collocations, blame Collocations, condemn, reveal Collocations, show Collocations, uncover Collocations, play up, stitch up , pin the rap on