photoshop

verb

pho·​to·​shop ˈfō-(ˌ)tō-ˌshäp 

photoshopped; photoshopping; photoshops

often capitalized

transitive verb

: to alter (a digital image) with Photoshop software or other image-editing software especially in a way that distorts reality (as for deliberately deceptive purposes)

Examples of photoshop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Berry was 14 when a classmate used AI to photoshop her face onto a naked body and shared the false digital images on social media. —Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025

In August 2021, Welker allegedly instructed one of the underage members of the group to photoshop a threatening graphic featuring the journalist. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024

Feel free to photoshop your face onto this photo. —Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022

Overnight a copy of your résumé with something clever, funny or interesting—photoshop yourself into a team photo, send your brag book, create a QR code with an introduction video or solve a problem, for example—make an effort. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Photoshop, trademark for an image-manipulation software product

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for photoshop

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• mountaintop
• overtop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop

Kids Definition

photoshop

verb

pho·​to·​shop ˈfōt-(ˌ)ō-ˌshäp 

photoshopped; photoshopping

often capitalized

: to alter an image with computer software