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Definition airbrush in British English

airbrush verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈeə(r)ˌbrʌʃ/
1

to paint something or change a picture or photograph using an airbrush

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2

to remove published references to a person or event in an attempt to make people think the person was not there or the event did not happen

Example

The real victims have been largely airbrushed out of the picture.

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Definition airbrush in British English