label vs tout

label and tout both are nouns.

label and tout both are verbs.

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

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

label: pronounce judgment on
tout: advertize in strongly positive terms

Other hyponyms of label include acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate, convict, find, rule, qualify, disqualify, intonate, intone.

label (noun)	tout (noun)
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object	someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
a brief description given for purposes of identification	one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings	someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

label (verb)	tout (verb)
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions	show off
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom	advertize in strongly positive terms
assign a label to; designate with a label
pronounce judgment on
attach a tag or label to

Difference between label and tout

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