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单词 tout
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tout

1 of 2

verb

ˈtau̇t How to pronounce tout (audio)
in sense 1 also
ˈtüt How to pronounce tout (audio)
touted; touting; touts

transitive verb

1
: to make much of : promote, talk up
touted as the summer's blockbuster movie
the college's much touted women's studies program
2
: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately
not meant to tout you off the movie Russell Baker
3
: to spy on : watch
4
a
British : to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)

intransitive verb

1
: to solicit patronage
2
a
chiefly British : to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse

tout

2 of 2

noun

: one who touts: such as
a
: one who solicits patronage
b
chiefly British : one who spies out racing information for betting purposes
c
: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse

Synonyms

Verb

  • ballyhoo
  • blow up
  • crack up
  • cry up
  • glorify
  • trumpet
  • tub-thump
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Example Sentences

Verb The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness. The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers. People were touting tickets outside the stadium. People were touting outside the stadium.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Pelosi used the meeting to reinforce the importance of TSMC, which manufactures about 90% of the world’s most advanced chips, and tout the benefits of $52 billion in federal subsidies set to flow to the semiconductor industry. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 The company’s officials tout its benefits for the entire French capital. Thomas Adamson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 And despite earnest attempts of government regulators to tout the benefits of vaccination, there are plenty of parents who are still firmly planted on the other side of the fence. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 17 June 2022 State health officials, too, are continuing to tout the benefits afforded by masking — particularly in settings such as public transit. Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 The groups all tout the obvious benefits of reducing violent crime as well as giving banks and credit unions legal certainty when dealing with legitimate businesses. John Berlau, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 Ahead of the midterm elections, Biden is expected to get out in the country more to tout the benefits of this law, which is one of his biggest legislative achievements since taking office. Kate Sullivan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2022 Republicans unanimously voted against the American Rescue Plan, though some GOP lawmakers later would tout to voters the benefits of its programs, including the provision of state and local aid. Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2022 President Biden acknowledged the soaring inflation rate in a speech Wednesday at the Port of Baltimore that was meant to tout his infrastructure and social spending plans. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2021
Noun
Harvard, Stanford and Yale all tout grants covering costs for families making up to $75,000. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Anyone who watches television has no doubt heard Flo from Progressive or Jake from State Farm tout the benefits of bundling — using the same insurance company for both home and auto insurance. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Some true believers, like Mr. Larsen, tout crypto as a way to replace, or at least push back against, big banks and the traditional fiat-money system. Pia Singh, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Consult with a tout tax adviser before claiming a nonbusiness bad debt deduction. Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Many national food conglomerates in the U.S. tout stories of humble beginnings. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 17 June 2022 The travel agencies’ ads, affixed to lamp posts in the village, tout visas for immigration and study in Canada, a country that sometimes offers easier access for immigrants than the United States. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 The stakes are high and the State of the Union speech is one of a president's best opportunities to clarify their vision, tout achievements and boost both the nation's morale and their own approval ratings. CNN, 27 Feb. 2022 Proponents of the model tout it as a way for local governments to efficiently build infrastructure in less time while lowering construction and management risks. Camille Squires, Quartz, 5 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English tuten to protrude, peer; probably akin to Old English tōtian to stick out, Norwegian tyte

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3

Noun

1853, in the meaning defined above

tout

verb

1
as in to advertise
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • advertise
  • announce
  • promote
  • extol
  • acclaim
  • ballyhoo
  • laud
  • trumpet
  • offer
  • commend
  • extoll
  • cry up
  • proclaim
  • applaud
  • glorify
  • crack up
  • tub-thump
  • blow up
  • compliment
  • eulogize
  • pronounce
  • publicize
  • claim
  • herald
  • blare
  • magnify
  • assert
  • declare
  • aver
  • plug
  • boost
  • advance
  • make out
  • blazon
  • blaze
  • lay down
2
as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • applaud
  • praise
  • hail
  • laud
  • commend
  • acclaim
  • salute
  • cheer
  • endorse
  • accredit
  • crack up
  • extol
  • approve
  • recommend
  • extoll
  • favor
  • celebrate
  • clap
  • doff one's cap to
  • bravo
  • ballyhoo
  • doff one's hat to
  • eulogize
  • emblazon
  • support
  • magnify
  • sing
  • indorse
  • rise (to)
  • idolize
  • overpraise
  • glorify
  • flatter
  • adulate
  • deify
  • belaud
  • root (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disparage
  • knock
  • slam
  • belittle
  • pan
  • criticize
  • blame
  • chide
  • admonish
  • put down
  • censure
  • rebuke
  • vilify
  • reprove
  • castigate
  • excoriate
  • discommend
  • reproach
  • reprimand
  • reprobate
  • reprehend
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • skewer
  • slag
  • keelhaul
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3
as in to promote
to provide publicity for an avalanche of ads touting the new movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • promote
  • sell
  • publicize
  • advertise
  • announce
  • hype
  • ballyhoo
  • talk up
  • boost
  • plug
  • laud
  • push
  • praise
  • endorse
  • pitch
  • hail
  • merchandise
  • bark
  • publish
  • beat the drum (for)
  • review
  • recommend
  • acclaim
  • broadcast
  • merchandize
  • indorse
  • plunk (for)
  • plonk (for)
  • plump (for)
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