"bluewash" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bluewashes [plural]
Etymology: From blue + -wash. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|wash}} blue + -wash Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bluewash (countable and uncountable, plural bluewashes)
  1. A wash of blue paint or glaze. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bluewash-en-noun-y5R7XqIL

Verb [English]

Forms: bluewashes [present, singular, third-person], bluewashing [participle, present], bluewashed [participle, past], bluewashed [past]
Etymology: From blue + -wash. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|wash}} blue + -wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} bluewash (third-person singular simple present bluewashes, present participle bluewashing, simple past and past participle bluewashed)
  1. (transitive) To use a blue paint or glaze. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bluewash-en-verb-v4QtHltF
  2. (transitive, business, politics) To tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Business, Politics
    Sense id: en-bluewash-en-verb-gadcJc2- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wash, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wash: 30 11 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 90 Topics: business, government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: redwash, eyewash, greenwash, whitewash

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To use a blue paint or glaze."
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