Definition of tout
- not meant to tout you off the movie
- —Russell Baker
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.
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First Known Use: circa 1700
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3
See Words from the same yearbelittle, disparage, put down;
blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate;
admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove;
castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, vilify;
approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support;
celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing;
doff one's hat to (or doff one's cap to);
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1853
: to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc.
: to try to persuade people to buy your goods or services
: to buy tickets for an event and resell them at a much higher price
: a person who sells information about which horses are likely to win the races at a racetrack
: a person who buys tickets for an event and resells them at a much higher price
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