| whitewash | vt 1. mengecat [sst] dgn cat kapur: the father and son were ~ing the house, ayah dan anak sedang mengecat rumah dgn cat kapur; 2. (fig.) menutup keburukan: the enquiry ~ed the President and his involvement in the scandal, penyiasatan itu menutup keburukan Presiden dan penglibatannya dlm skandal tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whitewash | n 1. cat kapur: he applied two coats of ~ to the walls, dia menyapu dua lapis cat kapur pd dinding itu; 2. (fig.& derog) usaha utk mengaburkan kebenaran: the report is a total ~ completely lacking in any substance, laporan itu betul-betul satu usaha utk mengaburkan kebenaran dan tdk berasas langsung; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| daub | vt 1. apply roughly, smear, memalitkan, mencalitkan: to ~ paint onto a canvas, memalitkan cat pd kanvas. 2. coat, menyapu, melumas; (with pasty mixture) menepek: to ~ a wall with plaster, menepek dinding dgn lepa; 3. paint crudely, badly, melukis; 4. make dirty, soil, (act.) memalit; (with scribbles, slogans, etc) menconteng; (pass.) berpalit; (with scribbles, slogans, etc) berconteng: overalls ~ed with whitewash, baju kerja yg berpalit kapur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |