whited

[hwahy-tid, wahy-]

adjective

1. made white; bleached; blanched.

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

Other Word Forms

• unwhited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of whited¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Yet much of that is a dim memory all but whited out by the pandemic's onset and the never-ending agita associated with it.

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The attorney general’s office said Thursday it received information alleging that Circuit Court Judge Julie Introcaso “whited out” two court orders.

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The woman angrily said she did not have time and returned an hour later with the original date whited out and a new date written, the complaint said.

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A portion of Shigaki’s artist description, referring to the late Eastside businessman Miller Freeman and his anti-Japanese sentiment, was whited out.

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