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to photoshop

to photoshop

5 4.8
To change a photo on a computer to make someone or something look different
  • verb
  • /ˈfoʊtəˌʃɑp/
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  • Someone decided to Photoshop her into famous pictures or situations looking unimpressed.
  • go home and photoshop

Examples

  • Did you Photoshop yourself into this one?

  • I have been shooting freelance photography for years, and I can tell you that when I shoot a model, I always Photoshop my photos to remove any skin imperfections.

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  • I think you should Photoshop all of them out.

  • You think I should Photoshop the baby out?

  • So I'm going to now Photoshop and see what I can do.

  • Well, you can just Photoshop me in with your fancy editing apps.

  • Can I Photoshop my face into your scrapbook?

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  • You'll Photoshop this if my nose looks big, right?

  • Photoshop those images and turn them into illustrations with different moods and environments.

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  • I decided to photoshop the background of the photo to make it look more appealing.

Synonyms

to airbrush
vsto photoshop
9 4.2

To change a photo to remove marks or make people look smoother

restricts use to purely digital editing rather than manual spray techniques
to retouch
vsto photoshop
8 4.2

To make small changes to the look of hair or a photo

involves wider digital alteration beyond mere small corrective edits
to shoop
vsto photoshop
  • Slang
9.9

Change a photo on a computer to make people or things look different

is the same action expressed with a different label rather than different method

How Edited

to photoshop
5 4.8
to edit
337 1.5
to retouch
8 4.2
to touch up
8 3.8

Surface Forms

photoshop infinitive
photoshopped past participle
photoshopping present participle
photoshops third person singular

Etymology

Photoshop comes from photo ('light' or 'picture') and shop ('place to work or fix things'), so think of it as a 'photo workshop' where you change pictures. It was first the name of Adobe's program, and today to photoshop a picture means to 'edit' or change it on a computer.