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rout

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[ rout ]

noun

  1. a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:

    to put an army to rout; to put reason to rout.

  2. any overwhelming defeat:

    a rout of the home team by the state champions.

  3. a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. the rabble or mob.
  5. Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a manner that suggests an intention to riot although they do not actually carry out the intention.
  6. a large, formal evening party or social gathering.
  7. Archaic. a company or band of people.


verb (used with object)

  1. to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight:

    to rout an army.

  2. to defeat decisively:

    to rout an opponent in conversation.

    Synonyms: , ,

rout

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[ rout ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to root:

    pigs routing in the garden.

  2. to poke, search, or rummage.

verb (used with object)

  1. to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout.
  2. to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usually followed by out ).
  3. to cause to rise from bed (often followed by up or out ).
  4. to force or drive out.
  5. to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop, gouge, or machine.

rout

3

[ rout ]

verb (used without object)

Archaic.
  1. to snore.

rout

4

[ rout, root ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to bellow; roar.

noun

  1. a bellow.

rout

1

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. an overwhelming defeat
  2. a disorderly retreat
  3. a noisy rabble
  4. law a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
  5. archaic.
    a large party or social gathering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rout

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/ ʊ /

verb

  1. to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
  2. tr; usually foll by out or up to get or find by searching
  3. trusually foll byout to force or drive out

    they routed him out of bed at midnight

  4. troften foll byout to hollow or gouge out
  5. intr to search, poke, or rummage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rout1

First recorded in 1200–50; (noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French rute, Old French route “a fraction, detachment,” from Latin rupta, feminine past participle of rumpere “to break”; (verb) derivative of the noun

Origin of rout2

First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of root 2; compare Middle Dutch ruten “to root out”

Origin of rout3

First recorded before 900; Middle English routen, Old English ūٲ; cognate with Old High German ū

Origin of rout4

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English rowten, from Old Norse rauta “to bellow”; akin to Latin rudere
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rout1

C13: from Anglo-Norman rute , from Old French: disorderly band, from Latin ruptus broken, from rumpere to burst; see route

Origin of rout2

C16: variant of root ²
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The Clippers moved closer to that goal Friday in a 114-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks at the Intuit Dome.

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But Trump’s bungling has never been enough to bring voters over to us in sufficient numbers to stop him and rout Trumpism.

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This was a rout with a casual air.

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Alijah Arenas finished with 30 points, but it was contributions from others that enabled the Chancellors to turn the game into a rout.

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Hurts was named Super Bowl LIX most valuable player after he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while completing 17 of 22 passes in the Eagles’ 40-22 rout over the Kansas City Chiefs.

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