sell vs whitewash

sell

verb
  • To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act. 

  • To be sold. 

  • To promote a particular viewpoint. 

  • To work as a prostitute. 

  • To betray for money or other things. 

  • To promote a product or service. 

  • To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone. 

  • To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. 

noun
  • An act of selling; sale. 

  • The promotion of an idea for acceptance. 

  • An easy task. 

whitewash

verb
  • 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 cover over errors or bad actions. 

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