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rout1 / rout/ • n. 1. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops: the retreat degenerated into a rout | the army was in a state of demoralization verging on rout. ∎ a decisive defeat: the party lost more than half their seats in the rout. 2. dated Law an assembly of people who have made a move toward committing an illegal act that would constitute an offense of riot. ∎ archaic a disorderly or tumultuous crowd of people: a rout of strangers ought not to be admitted. 3. Brit., archaic a large evening party or reception. • v. [tr.] defeat and cause to retreat in disorder: in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed. PHRASES: put to rout put to flight; defeat utterly: I once put a gang to rout. rout2 • v. 1. [tr.] cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface): you routed each plank all along its length. 2. another term for root2 . ∎ find (someone or something), or force them from a place: Simon routed him from the stable. |
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"rout." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rout." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rout.html "rout." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rout.html |
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rout n.
1. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops: the retreat degenerated into a rout. 2. a decisive defeat: the party lost more than half their seats in the rout. v. defeat and cause to retreat in disorder: in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed. put to rout put to flight; defeat utterly. |
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"rout." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rout." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-rout.html "rout." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-rout.html |
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rout1 company, troop; disorderly company XIII; †the r., the common herd XIV; riot, uproar XV; fashionable gathering XVIII. ME. ro(u)te — AN. rute, OF. route :- Rom. *rupta, sb. use of fem. of pp. of L. rumpere break. Cf. next.
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T. F. HOAD. "rout." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rout." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rout.html T. F. HOAD. "rout." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rout.html |
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rout2 disorderly retreat. XVI. — F. †route (in the sense of déroute), prob. — It. rotta breakage, discomfiture of an army:- Rom. *rupta (see prec.).
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T. F. HOAD. "rout." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rout." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rout1.html T. F. HOAD. "rout." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rout1.html |
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rout see riot, rout, and unlawful assembly . |
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"rout." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rout." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-rout.html "rout." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-rout.html |
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rout •about, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, knout, Kraut, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without
•layout, payout
•buyout • blowout • layabout
•gadabout • roundabout • knockabout
•walkabout • runabout • turnabout
•hereabout • roustabout
•handout, standout
•readout • hideout • dugout • blackout
•checkout
•breakout, stakeout, takeout
•strikeout
•knockout, lockout
•walkout
•cookout, lookout
•workout • sell-out • fallout • pull-out
•umlaut • litter lout • spin-out
•burnout, turnout
•hangout • wipeout
•copout, dropout
•waterspout • beansprout • clearout
•sauerkraut • washout • printout
•white-out • shoot-out
•cut-out, shut-out
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"rout." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rout." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rout.html "rout." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rout.html |
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