airbrush
verb [T] /ˈeə.brʌʃ/
/ˈer-/ Definition
› to use an airbrush to cover or improve the appearance of something: pictures of airbrushed models It's so obvious in the photo that her wrinkles have been airbrushed out (= removed from the photograph with an airbrush).PhotographyPainting, drawing and printing › to represent something as being different from how it really is: It's almost as if the revolutionary leaders have been airbrushed out of history (= ignored by the official version of history ).
(Definition of airbrush verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brushstroke noun
- brushwork noun
- chiaroscuro noun
- colour sth in phrasal verb
- composition noun (MUSIC/ART)
- drew verb
- engraving noun
- etching noun
- foreshorten verb
- freehand adjective, adverb
- retouch verb
- rough sth in phrasal verb
- rule verb (DRAW)
- shade sth in phrasal verb
- sketch verb
- stencil verb
- stipple verb
- stroke noun (MARK)
- trace verb (DRAW)
- wash noun (THIN LAYER)
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