liberate vs whitewash

liberate

verb
  • To release from servitude or unjust rule. 

  • To release from chemical bonds or solutions. 

  • To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers. 

  • To release from slavery: to manumit. 

  • To release from restraint or inhibition. 

  • To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob. 

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 liberate and whitewash occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )