I. (ˈ)rē|təch verb
Etymology: French retoucher, from Middle French, from re- + toucher to touch — more at touch
transitive verb
1. : to touch again or rework in order to improve : amend by retouches : touch up
retouch a picture
retouch a written record
retouch makeup
2. : to alter (a photographic negative or print or an engraving plate) so as to produce a more desirable appearance (as by disguising physical defects of the subject or of the photographic material)
3. : to color (new growth of hair) to match previously dyed, tinted, or bleached hair
intransitive verb
: to make or give retouches
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : the act, process, or an instance of retouching ; specifically : the retouching of a new growth of hair
2. : a retouched detail or part