noun
Meaning 1
The act of retouching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
retouch
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ʌtʃ
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rēʹ-tŭch
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/ˈɹiːtʌtʃ/
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rē-tŭchʹ
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/ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/
verb
Meaning 2
To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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verb
Meaning 5
alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- This photograph has been retouched!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: touch up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enhance
verb
Meaning 6
give retouches to (hair)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- retouch the roots
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
History
Etymology
From French retoucher.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ретуширане (retuširane) — act of retouching
- Catalan: retoc — act of retouching
- Georgian: რეტუშირება (reṭušireba) — act of retouching
- Georgian: რეტუში (reṭuši) — act of retouching
- German: Retusche — act of retouching
- Ido: retusho — act of retouching
- Japanese: レタッチ (retatchi) — act of retouching
- Korean: 리터치 (riteochi) — act of retouching
- Polish: retusz — act of retouching
- Portuguese: retoque — act of retouching
- Romagnol: artóc — act of retouching
- Russian: ре́тушь (rétušʹ) — act of retouching
- Bulgarian: ретуширам (retuširam) — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Czech: retušovat — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Dutch: retoucheren — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Georgian: რეტუშირება (reṭušireba) — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Georgian: არეტუშირებს (areṭuširebs) — to improve something, especially a photograph
- German: retuschieren — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Hungarian: retusál — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Ido: retushar — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Italian: ritoccare — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Polish: retuszować — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Portuguese: retocar — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Russian: ретуши́ровать (retušírovatʹ) — to improve something, especially a photograph
- Swedish: retuschera — to improve something, especially a photograph