RETOUCH


Meaning of RETOUCH in English

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

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