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whitewash

verb

/ˈwaɪtˌwɑːʃ/

Meaning

to cover up faults, errors, or unpleasant facts; to paint with white paint or lime

The report was criticized for trying to whitewash the company's failures.

whitewash the truth

cover-up, conceal, gloss over, mask, camouflage

reveal, expose, uncover

whitewash the truth, whitewash history, whitewash report

to inspire with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration

To eat more food than the body needs.

to suggest or assume that something is true as the basis for reasoning or discussion

to continue firmly in an action or opinion despite difficulty or opposition

to make or enact laws

to gradually but firmly establish an idea, attitude, or habit in someone's mind