AIRBRUSH Definition & Meaning

airbrush

[ air-bruhsh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an atomizer for spraying paint.

verb (used with object)

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.

airbrush

/ ˈɛəˌ��ʌʃ /

noun

an atomizer for spraying paint or varnish by means of compressed air

verb

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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of airbrush¹

First recorded in 1885–90; air ¹ + brush ¹

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None of that can be airbrushed away but under Swinney's leadership the SNP seems to be rediscovering a focus on day to day issues.

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Musk seems to be echoing many of the European far right’s most noxious anti-immigrant talking points at the same time as he tries to airbrush or update the movement’s image.

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And we used a cream for the hands, which was slightly different to the face, which was in an alcoholic airbrush sort of material.

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Above the sound board was a framed canvas with the airbrushed names of dead members of Tejada’s former gang, North Hollywood Boyz.

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Vekiarides said the public has set itself up for the wave of deepfakes by accepting the widespread use of image manipulation tools, such as the photo editors that virtually airbrush the imperfections from magazine-cover photos.

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