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transitive verb1: to spy on : watch2 aBritish : to spy out information about (as a racing stable or horse) b: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)3: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately <not meant to tout you off the movie
— Russell Baker>4: to make much of : promote
, talk up <touted as the summer's blockbuster movie> <the college's much touted women's studies program>intransitive verb1: to solicit patronage2 achiefly British : to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting b: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse
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