Airbrush
an atomizer for spraying paint.
to paint or decorate, using an airbrush:
to airbrush murals; to airbrush silk kimonos.
to remove or alter by or as by means of an airbrush:
to airbrush facial lines from a photograph.
to prettify or sanitize:
airbrushed versions of modern history.
noun
an atomizer for spraying paint or varnish by means of compressed air
verb (transitive)
to paint or varnish (something) by using an airbrush
to improve the image of (a person or thing) by concealing defects beneath a bland exterior: an airbrushed version of the government’s record
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