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bluewashing

bluewashing is the present participle and gerund 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 bluewashing

What is bluewashing the present participle and gerund of?
Bluewashing is the present participle and gerund of bluewash.

Words near bluewashing in the dictionary

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

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