Ruin; defeat.
A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
The effacement of errors or bad actions.
The application of whitewash.
The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.