verb
photoshop
FOH-toh-shop
verb
1
To digitally alter a photo, especially to change or improve someone's appearance.
"The magazine cover was clearly photoshopped to slim her waist."
noun
1
An image that has been digitally edited or manipulated.
"That celebrity photo is an obvious photoshop."
How to Use Photoshop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo digitally edit a picture (often to make someone look different), or a picture that has been edited this way.
When to use it
Informal; using the brand name as a verb is common in everyday speech but avoided in formal or legal writing.
Word Forms
photoshopped past tense, photoshops plural, photoshops singular
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Etymology
From the trademarked software Adobe Photoshop, whose name became so common it turned into an everyday verb.