2airbrush verb
airbrush·es; airbrushed; airbrush·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.
▪ 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.
