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English noun: blackwash | |||
| 1. | blackwash (communication) an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation | ||
| Synonyms | assassination, character assassination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement | ||
| 2. | blackwash (artifact) a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores | ||
| Synonyms | black lotion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | application, lotion | ||
| Substance holonym | calomel, limewater, mercurous chloride | ||
| 3. | blackwash (artifact) a wash that colors a surface black | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wash | ||
English verb: blackwash | |||
| 1. | blackwash (communication) bring (information) out of concealment | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||
| 2. | blackwash (change) color with blackwash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize | ||
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