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bluewashed

bluewashed is the simple past and past participle of bluewash.

Meaning of bluewash

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.
  2. (transitive) 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.
    • Corporations ...bluewash by suggesting ethical leadership and affiliating with the United Nations.2006. William S. Laufer. Corporate Bodies and Guilty Minds: The Failure of Corporate Criminal Liability, page 164

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Questions about bluewashed

What is bluewashed the simple past and past participle of?
Bluewashed is the simple past and past participle of bluewash.

Words near bluewashed in the dictionary

  1. bluette
  2. bluettes
  3. blueward
  4. bluewards
  5. bluewash
  6. bluewashed
  7. bluewashes
  8. bluewashing
  9. bluewater
  10. Bluewater Village
  11. blueway

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