retouch

== English == === Etymology === From French retoucher. === Pronunciation === (verb) enPR: rē-tŭchʹ, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/ Rhymes: -ʌtʃ (noun) enPR: rēʹ-tŭch, IPA(key): /ˈɹiːtʌtʃ/ Hyphenation: re‧touch === Verb === retouch (third-person singular simple present retouches, present participle retouching, simple past and past participle retouched) (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws. (transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured. (archaeology) To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === retouch (plural retouches) The act of retouching. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hectour, hectour, toucher