Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to greenwash
Participle: greenwashed
Gerund: greenwashing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | greenwash |
| you | greenwash |
| he;she;it | greenwashes |
| we | greenwash |
| you | greenwash |
| they | greenwash |
Perfect
| I | have greenwashed |
| you | have greenwashed |
| he;she;it | has greenwashed |
| we | have greenwashed |
| you | have greenwashed |
| they | have greenwashed |
Past
| I | greenwashed |
| you | greenwashed |
| he;she;it | greenwashed |
| we | greenwashed |
| you | greenwashed |
| they | greenwashed |
Pluperfect
| I | had greenwashed |
| you | had greenwashed |
| he;she;it | had greenwashed |
| we | had greenwashed |
| you | had greenwashed |
| they | had greenwashed |
Future
| I | will greenwash |
| you | will greenwash |
| he;she;it | will greenwash |
| we | will greenwash |
| you | will greenwash |
| they | will greenwash |
Future Perfect
| I | will have greenwashed |
| you | will have greenwashed |
| he;she;it | will have greenwashed |
| we | will have greenwashed |
| you | will have greenwashed |
| they | will have greenwashed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | greenwash |
| you | greenwash |
| he;she;it | greenwash |
| we | greenwash |
| you | greenwash |
| they | greenwash |
Perfect
| I | have greenwashed |
| you | have greenwashed |
| he;she;it | have greenwashed |
| we | have greenwashed |
| you | have greenwashed |
| they | have greenwashed |
Imperfect
| I | greenwashed |
| you | greenwashed |
| he;she;it | greenwashed |
| we | greenwashed |
| you | greenwashed |
| they | greenwashed |
Pluperfect
| I | had greenwashed |
| you | had greenwashed |
| he;she;it | had greenwashed |
| we | had greenwashed |
| you | had greenwashed |
| they | had greenwashed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would greenwash |
| you | would greenwash |
| he;she;it | would greenwash |
| we | would greenwash |
| you | would greenwash |
| they | would greenwash |
Perfect
| I | would have greenwashed |
| you | would have greenwashed |
| he;she;it | would have greenwashed |
| we | would have greenwashed |
| you | would have greenwashed |
| they | would have greenwashed |
Imperative
| you | greenwash |
| we | Let's greenwash |
| you | greenwash |
Verbs conjugated like 'greenwash'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'greenwash'
screenwash,
brainwash,
brownwash,
greenmail,
prewash,
rewash,
bewash,
bluewash,
brandwash,
creesh,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Blend of green (“environmentally friendly”) + whitewash (or green + -wash), coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986.
Verbs referencing "greenwash"
Finnish with old forms
viherpestä.
Sample Sentences
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But what happens more often is that media “greenwashes” dirty energy sources (coal, gas, nuclear power) as “clean”—a particularly dangerous notion because it belies the threat they pose to our planet and human health. [2011, Elaine Wellin, Kristen Seraphin, Project Censored, Censored 2012: The Top 25 Censored Stories of 2010-11, →ISBN, Health and the Environment:]
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The commercials were very effective – in 1990, they won an Effie advertising award, and subsequently became a case study at Harvard Business school. They also became notorious among environmentalists, who have proclaimed them the gold standard of greenwashing – the corporate practice of making diverting sustainability claims to cover a questionable environmental record. [2016 August 20, Bruce Watson, “The troubling evolution of corporate greenwashing”, in The Guardian:]
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WWF recommends including the following Clauses in the Bill to avoid potential loopholes: […] Provide clear and comprehensive definitions of “disposable” and “single-use” to avoid greenwashing and false claims for products designed to be disposable but falsely marketed otherwise to circumvent the ban. [2023, WWF—Hong Kong, “Submission on Product Eco-responsibility (Amendment) Bill 2023 (LC Paper No. CB(1)398/2023(09))”, in Documents of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, page 2:]