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retouch

re·touch [ ree túch ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle re·touched, present participle re·touch·ing, 3rd person present singular re·touch·es)
Definition:
 
1. improve something: to make small finishing, correcting, or improving changes to something

2. photog alter photograph: to alter a photographic negative or print by removing imperfections or adding details

3. color hair: to color new hair growth to match hair that is already bleached, tinted, or dyed



noun  (plural re·touch·es)
Definition:
 
1. activity of retouching: the process of retouching something, or an occasion on which something is retouched

2. something altered: something that has been retouched, especially a photograph

3. improving change: a small finishing, correcting, or improving change to something


re·touch·er noun
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