It means to paint white, inflection of whitening. clarify. In Colombia, the term is also used to designate an illicit activity that consists of pretending to pass something off as legal or fair, without being so. It is especially used to try to justify money obtained in illicit activities. It means cheating, falsifying or also not sharing something that is offered to everyone but that is deprived of someone in particular for no apparent reason. deny.
1º_ Paint white, especially when making a white base to give it another color later, or when painting with lime. 2º_ As the term "blank" is associated with the lawful or the legalized, it is called 'laundering' to put in order any document relating to a matter (p. e.g. contract, book of accounts) or social situation (p. e.g. recognize a loving relationship) ; although in many cases it is almost an irony, since by the above meaning the bleaching would be nothing more than a façade, improving only what is seen. See "facelift" . 3º_ First person singular (as 'I' ) of the present indicative for the verb to whiten . See verbs/bleaching .
