retouch
verb/ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/
/ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they retouch | /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/ |
| he / she / it retouches | /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪz/ /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪz/ |
| past simple retouched | /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ |
| past participle retouched | /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ /ˌriːˈtʌtʃt/ |
| -ing form retouching | /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ |
- retouch something to make small changes to a picture or photograph so that it looks betterWord Originlate 17th cent.: probably from French retoucher.
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