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- [tout]
- /taʊt/
- /taʊt/
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- [tout]
- /taʊt/
Definitions of tout word
- verb without object tout to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately. 1
- verb without object tout Horse Racing. to act as a tout. 1
- verb with object tout to solicit support for importunately. 1
- verb with object tout to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly: a highly touted nightclub. 1
- verb with object tout Horse Racing. to provide information on (a horse) running in a particular race, especially for a fee. to spy on (a horse in training) in order to gain information for the purpose of betting. 1
- verb with object tout to watch; spy on. 1
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Origin of tout
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English tuten to look out, peer; probably akin to Old English tōtian to peep out
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Parts of speech for Tout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tout
verb tout
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
noun tout
- advisor — one who gives advice.
- buttinski — a person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler.
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- inveiglement — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
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