RETOUCH

I. verb Etymology: French ~er, from Middle French, from re- + toucher to touch Date: 1685 transitive verb to rework in order to improve ; touch up , to alter (as a photographic negative) to produce a more desirable appearance, to color (new growth of hair) to match previously dyed, tinted, or bleached hair, intransitive verb to make or give ~es, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1703 the act or process or an instance of ~ing