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/ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/ · verb
(transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws..
For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand; Retouch your figures with his ripening hand; Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint; Add every grace, which time alone can grant; To future ages ſhall your fame convey, And give more beauties than he takes away.
Use retouch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Retouch means (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws..
Common synonyms include touch up.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand; Retouch your figures with his ripening hand; Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint; Add every grace, which time alone can grant; To future ages ſhall your fame convey, And give more beauties than he takes away.
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