Retouch

//ɹɪˈtʌtʃ//

Synonyms for "retouch" (45 found)

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Closest matches (9)

touch up adjust adulterate brighten up brush up cook correct doctor edit

Strong matches (14)

Verb(1 words)

edit

emend fake finish fix freshen furbish furbish up improve juggle load manipulate pack plant

Related words (22)

polish polish up recondition refresh renovate repair restore revive rig rub up salt shine sophisticate spruce spruce up stack tamper with tone up touch vamp

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vamp up

Verb(1 words)

touch up

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

9 entries

color color in colorise colorize colour colour in colourise colourize enhance

Synonyms

1 entries

touch up

derived

5 entries

nonretouched retouchable retouching frame retouchment unretouched

has context

1 entries

archaeology

manner of

1 entries

color

related to

13 entries

adding colour correcting cutting edge flaking flint hair improve modify photograph removing root tool

Translations

23 translations across 14 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

ретуширане noun (act of retouching)
ретуширам verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Catalan

1 entries

retoc noun (act of retouching)

Czech

1 entries

retušovat verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Dutch

1 entries

retoucheren verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Georgian

4 entries

რეტუში noun (act of retouching)
რეტუშირება noun (act of retouching)
არეტუშირებს verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)
რეტუშირება verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

German

2 entries

Retusche noun (act of retouching)
retuschieren verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Hungarian

1 entries

retusál verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Ido

2 entries

retusho noun (act of retouching)
retushar verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Italian

1 entries

ritoccare verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Polish

2 entries

retusz noun (act of retouching)
retuszować verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Portuguese

2 entries

retoque noun (act of retouching)
retocar verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Romagnol

1 entries

artóc noun (act of retouching)

Russian

2 entries

ре́тушь noun (act of retouching)
ретуши́ровать verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Swedish

1 entries

retuschera verb (to improve something, especially a photograph)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand; Retouch your figures with his ripening hand; Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint; Add every grace, which time alone can grant; To future ages ſhall your fame convey, And give more beauties than he takes away.

Source: wiktionary

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