retouch

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
2. (transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
3. To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.

Noun

The act of retouching.

Synonyms

touch up

correct

revise

complexion

correction

discolor

dye

embellishment

embroider

emend

freshen

improvement

landscaping

make over

modify

perfuse

pigment

refine

refresh

revamp

review

stain

suffuse

tincture

touch

discolorise

discolorize

discolourise

improve by reworking

beautification

cosmetize

carmine

color

Translations

retuschieren

retoucher

retoucheren

ritoccare

bijwerken

retocar

Retusche

retocar

düzeltmek

retoque

retouche

retocar

Retuschieren

Ergänzung

Verbesserung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/

Etymology

From French retoucher.