Definition of whitewash

• n. - Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
• n. - A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
• v. t. - To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
• v. t. - To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.