(of a wall, building, or room) painted with whitewash

the town is a pretty jumble of low whitewashed houses tumbling down to a golden beach

dark wood furniture and beamed ceilings offset the whitewashed walls

concealing unpleasant facts about someone or something

organizations that admit to failures are probably more trustworthy than those which present whitewashed accounts of their achievements

a whitewashed version of the past

paint (a wall, building, or room) with whitewash

the brick walls have been whitewashed

deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about (someone or something)

most sources prefer to ignore or whitewash the most disturbing aspect of such reports

there have been efforts to whitewash the minister's grim record

defeat (an opponent) in every game of a series

Ireland were whitewashed 5-0