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whited

American  
[hwahy-tid, wahy-] / ˈʰwaɪ tɪd, ˈwaɪ- /

adjective

  1. made white; bleached; blanched.

  2. covered with whitewash, whiting, white, or the like.


Other Word Forms

  • unwhited adjective

Etymology

Origin of whited

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; white, -ed 2

Example Sentences

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We always feel when something's been whited out because someone didn't understand or translate the culture.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022

Photos show the reference was first whited out, then a laminated description without the sentence was taped over the original placard.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2020

Sometimes he whited them out completely with gouache.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019

The 295-page tranche that went out last night is quite repetitive, and the interviews are still mostly whited out.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2019

Omakayas remembered the tiny whited pit in the skin of her grandmother’s cheek, but was still surprised to hear that Nokomis, too, had suffered the disease.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich