expose vs whitewash

expose

verb
  • To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc. 

  • To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs. 

  • To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness. 

  • To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to). 

  • To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image. 

whitewash

verb
  • To cover over errors or bad actions. 

  • In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk. 

  • To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. 

  • To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by discounting the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation. 

noun
  • The most basic type of thickening agent, flour blended with water to make a paste. 

  • A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. 

  • A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep. 

  • A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements. 

How often have the words expose and whitewash occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )