Definition of "whitewashing" in English

noun

1. The application of whitewash.

2. (figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions.

3. (derogatory) 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.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of whitewash