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tout
| Main Entry: |
tout
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag about, show off |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, ballyhoo, boost, give a boost, herald, laud, plug*, praise, proclaim, promote, publicize, push, steer, tip, tip off, trumpet |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer recommendation |
| Synonyms: | admonish, advocate, caution, charge, commend, counsel, direct, dissuade, encourage, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a pointer, give a tip, guide, instruct, kibitz, level with, move, opine, point out, preach, prepare, prescribe, prompt, put bug in ear, put in two cents, recommend, steer, suggest, tout, update, urge, warn |
| Notes: | advise (verb) means 'to offer advice to or counsel'; advice (noun) is an opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem |
| Antonyms: | betray, deceive, delude, fool, lie, pretend, trick |
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, argue for, back, be in corner, bless, bolster, boost*, brace up, build up, campaign for, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go for, go to bat for, go with, hold with, justify, plead for, plug*, plump for, press for, promote, propose, push, recommend, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, side, speak for, spread around, stump for, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate |
| Antonyms: | assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counsel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give advice |
| Synonyms: | admonish, advise, advocate, caution, charge, confab, direct, enjoin, exhort, give pointer, give two cents, guide, huddle, inform, instruct, keep posted, kibitz, order, prescribe, prompt, put bug in ear, put heads together, put on to, recommend, reprehend, show the ropes, steer, suggest, teach, tip, tip off, tout, urge, warn, wise one up |
| Main Entry: | decoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bait, entrap |
| Synonyms: | allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, egg one on, ensnare, ensorcell, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lead on, lead up garden path, lure, mislead, mousetrap, rope in, seduce, shill, steer, suck in, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile |
| Main Entry: | herald |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring message |
| Synonyms: | advertise, announce, ballyhoo, broadcast, declare, forerun, foretoken, harbinger, indicate, pave the way, portend, precede, preindicate, presage, proclaim, promise, publicize, publish, show, tout, trumpet, usher in |
| Main Entry: | inform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate knowledge, information |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, apprise, betray, blab, brief, caution, clue, edify, educate, endow, endue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, forewarn, give a pointer, give a tip, give away, give two cents, illuminate, inspire, instruct, invest, leak, let in on, let know, level, make conversant with, notify, post, relate, send word, show the ropes, snitch, squeal, tattle, teach, tell, tell on, tip, tout, update, warn, wise |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | intrigue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arouse curiosity |
| Synonyms: | appeal, attract, bait, captivate, charm, con, delight, draw, enchant, entertain, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, interest, lead on, mousetrap, pique, please, pull, rivet, tickle, titillate, tout |
| Antonyms: | bore |
| Main Entry: | lure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bait |
| Synonyms: | allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, con game, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, magnet, mousetrap, pull, seducement, seduction, siren song, sitting duck, snare, sweetener, temptation, tout, trap, trick |
| Antonyms: | deterrent, warning |
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