обели́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
• whitewash noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.

Senses

обели́ть is used for these senses in English:

• redeem (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
• whitewash (often, politics) To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).

redeem — full definition

1. verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
2. verb To make up for a fault or bad situation, or to restore someone's good reputation.
3. verb In religious use, to save someone from sin or wrongdoing.

whitewash — full definition

1. noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
2. noun An attempt to cover up mistakes or wrongdoing and make something look better than it is.
3. verb To paint something with whitewash.
4. verb To conceal unpleasant facts or wrongdoing in order to protect someone's reputation.
5. noun A total, one-sided victory in which the losing side fails to score at all.

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