Photoshop

American  

[foh-toh-shop] / ˈfoʊ toʊˌʃɒp /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for computer software used to digitally alter digital photographs or other graphics.

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verb (used with object)

Photoshopped, Photoshopping

1. (often lowercase) to digitally alter (a photograph or other graphic) using image-editing software such as Photoshop.

   Her face is nicely Photoshopped in the ad.

   They’ve photoshopped the car onto an image of a beautiful beach.

Photoshop British  

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌʃɒp /

verb

1. (tr) to alter (a digital photograph or other image), using an image editing application, especially Adobe Photoshop

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Usage

What does photoshopped mean? When a graphic or photograph has been photoshopped, it has been altered in some way using digital image-editing software like its namesake, the program Photoshop. While so much of media is professionally edited, calling something photoshopped specifically suggests it is fake or misleading—often to subjectively alter the appearance of a celebrity or to spread disinformation. Note: As a noun, Photoshop is a proprietary name, and so is capitalized. Used as a generic verb in popular contexts, Photoshop is often written as a lowercase photoshop (cf. google for “to search online” ). How is photoshopped pronounced?[ foh-toh-shopd ]What are some other forms of photoshopped?PhotoshoppedWhat are some other words related to photoshopped?airbrushretouch

Etymology

Origin of Photoshop

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

In what may be the best detail from the filing, we learned that Singer’s associates used PhotoShop to place some applicants’ faces on photos of actual athletes’ bodies.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2019

My job doesn't require professional resource-drowning tools like Adobe PhotoShop or Final Cut Pro, which don't run in a browser.

From Time • Aug. 29, 2017

And so I just played around on PhotoShop one day with regendering some photos of mine.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2015

At a starting price of $2,499, you could buy two of its smaller, entry-level iMacs, and still have some money leftover to buy a year's worth of Adobe PhotoShop.

From The Verge • Oct. 16, 2014