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retouch

/ɹɪˈtʌt͡ʃ/
noun
  1. The act of retouching.

verb
  1. To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.

  2. To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.

  3. To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.

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