retouch (verb)

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• retouch — ► VERB ▪ improve or repair (a painting, photograph, etc.) by making slight additions or alterations. DERIVATIVES retoucher noun …   English terms dictionary

• retouch — verb improve or repair (a painting, photograph, etc.) by making slight additions or alterations. Derivatives retoucher noun …   English new terms dictionary

• retouch — verb (T) to improve a picture or photograph by painting over marks or making other small changes: postcards that have been retouched to cover the grey skies …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• retouch — verb (t) /riˈtʌtʃ/ (say ree tuch) 1. to improve by new touches or the like, as a painting, make up, etc. 2. Photography to correct or improve (a negative or print) by the use of a pencil, scraping knife, etc. –noun /ˈritʌtʃ/ (say reetuch) 3. an… …  

• retouch — UK [ˌriːˈtʌtʃ] / US [ˌrɪˈtʌtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms retouch : present tense I/you/we/they retouch he/she/it retouches present participle retouching past tense retouched past participle retouched to make slight changes to something such as …   English dictionary

• retouch — I. verb Etymology: French retoucher, from Middle French, from re + toucher to touch Date: 1685 transitive verb 1. to rework in order to improve ; touch up 2. to alter (as a photographic negative) to produce a more desirable appearance 3. to color …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• retouch — 1. verb /ɹɪˈtʌʧ/ a) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws. b) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured. 2. noun /ɹɪˈtʌʧ/ …   Wiktionary

• retouch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. touch up; repaint, polish, etc. See restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. touch up, amend, modify, revise; see correct 1 , improve 1 , repair . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To improve by making… …   English dictionary for students

• retouch — re|touch [ ,ri tʌtʃ ] verb transitive to make slight changes to something such as a photograph, a picture, or your MAKE UP in order to improve or repair it: Looking in the mirror, she quickly retouched her lips. heavily retouched photographs of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• retouch — [[t]riːtʌ̱tʃ[/t]] retouches, retouching, retouched VERB If someone retouches something such as a picture or a photograph, they improve it, for example by painting over parts of it. [be V ed] He said the photographs had been retouched... [V n] She …   English dictionary

• retoucher — retouch ► VERB ▪ improve or repair (a painting, photograph, etc.) by making slight additions or alterations. DERIVATIVES retoucher noun …   English terms dictionary