tout

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US /taʊt/ See IPA manual

Freq #19299

Meanings

1

verb
advertize in strongly positive terms

This product was touted as a revolutionary invention.

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Synonyms

pimp pitch promotespruikhuckster peddle

Word family

Forms toutedtoutingtouts

Etymology

From Middle English touten (“to jut out, protrude, gaze upon, observe, peer”), from Old English *tūtian (“to be sticking out, protrude”), related to Old English tȳtan (“to stand out, be conspicuous, shine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, project”). Compare Icelandic túta (“a teat-like prominence”), tútna (“to be blown up”). Possibly influenced by dialectal toot (“to stick out; project; peer out; peep”), from Middle English toten, totien, from Old English tōtian (“to peep out; look; pry; spectate”). Compare also Old English tot, ġetot (“pomp, splendour, vainglory”).

touten Middle English *tūtian Old English *tut(t)- Proto-Germanic

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# tout

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /taʊt/
**Frequency rank:** 19299

## Meanings
1. advertize in strongly positive terms

## Examples
- This product was touted as a revolutionary invention.

## Synonyms
- pimp
- pitch
- promote
- spruik
- huckster
- peddle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: touten
- Root: *tūtian
- Root: *tut(t)-

## Etymology
From Middle English touten (“to jut out, protrude, gaze upon, observe, peer”), from Old English *tūtian (“to be sticking out, protrude”), related to Old English tȳtan (“to stand out, be conspicuous, shine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, project”). Compare Icelandic túta (“a teat-like prominence”), tútna (“to be blown up”). Possibly influenced by dialectal toot (“to stick out; project; peer out; peep”), from Middle English toten, totien, from Old English tōtian (“to peep out; look; pry; spectate”). Compare also Old English tot, ġetot (“pomp, splendour, vainglory”).

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