airbrush
airbrush
air·brush
I
/ˈeɚˌbrʌʃ/ noun , pl -brush·es [ count ]
: a device that is used to spray a liquid (such as paint) onto a surface
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II
verb , -brush·es, -brushed, -brush·ing [ + obj ]
: to paint or treat (something, such as a photograph) with an airbrush especially to make improvements
That photograph must have been airbrushed.
The model's blemishes were airbrushed out in the photograph. [=an airbrush was used to change the photograph so that the model's blemishes could not be seen]
— sometimes used figuratively
The authorities tried to airbrush out their mistake and pretend it had never happened.
