airbrush

[ air-bruhsh ]
/ ˈɛərˌbrʌʃ /

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.

Origin of airbrush

First recorded in 1885–90; air1 + brush1

British Dictionary definitions for airbrush

airbrush
/ (ˈɛəˌbrʌʃ) /

noun

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

verb (tr)

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