vitmena

Swedish

vitemenad ladugård med faluröd påbyggnad

Etymology

vit + mena

Verb

vitmena (present vitmenar, preterite vitmenade, supine vitmenat, imperative vitmena)

  1. to whitewash, to paint white (with lime)
  2. to whitewash, to make something appear cleaner or more orderly than it really is
    Den ena sidan vitmenar dem, urskuldar alla extrema yttranden och menar att de sedan länge tagit avstånd från våldet
    One side whitewashes them, pardons all extreme statements and means that they have long since distanced themselves from violence

Conjugation

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