whitewashவெள்ளையாக்குveḷḷaiyākku(veḷḷeyaakku)(3 tr)make white; (fig.) cover s.t. up; put a spin on s.t.; conceal or gloss over; cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; sleek over
Usage:
கருப்புக் குதிரையை வெள்ளையாக்க முயற்சி நடக்கிறதுkaruppuk kutiraiyai veḷḷaiyākka muyaṟci naṭakkiṟatu
karuppu kudireye veḷḷeyaakka eerpaaḍu naḍakkudu
Efforts are being made to [whitewash the situation and] make the black horse appear white.
