retouch
verb [T] /ˌriːˈtʌtʃ/Definition
› to make small changes to a picture, photograph, etc., especially in order to improve it: We had the wedding photos retouched to make it seem like a sunny day.Painting, drawing and printing
(Definition of retouch verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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