amplify vs tout

amplify is not a noun while tout is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amplify	No	No	Yes	No
tout	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tout is a hyponym of amplify; that is, tout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amplify:

amplify (noun)	tout (noun)
	someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
	one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
	someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

amplify (verb)	tout (verb)
increase in size, volume or significance	show off
increase the volume of	advertize in strongly positive terms
exaggerate or make bigger
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth