rout
1
[ rout ]
/ raʊt /
noun
verb (used with object)
to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight: to rout an army.
to defeat decisively: to rout an opponent in conversation.
Origin of rout
1
1200–50; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French
rute, Old French
route a fraction, detachment < Latin
rupta, feminine past participle of
rumpere to break; (v.) derivative of the noun
Words nearby rout
roussel,
roussillon,
roust,
roustabout,
rouster,
rout,
route,
route 128,
route march,
route one,
route survey
Definition for rout (2 of 4)
rout
2
[ rout ]
/ raʊt /
verb (used without object)
to root: pigs routing in the garden.
to poke, search, or rummage.
verb (used with object)
Origin of rout
2
1540–50; alteration of
root2; compare Middle Dutch
ruten to root out
Definition for rout (3 of 4)
rout
3
[ rout ]
/ raʊt /
verb (used without object) Archaic.
to snore.
Origin of rout
3
before 900; Middle English
routen, Old English
hrūtan; cognate with Old High German
hrūzan
Definition for rout (4 of 4)
rout
4
[ rout, root ]
/ raʊt, rut /
verb (used with or without object)
to bellow; roar.
noun
a bellow.
Origin of rout
4
1250–1300; Middle English
rowten < Old Norse
rauta to bellow; akin to Latin
rudere
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British Dictionary definitions for rout (1 of 2)
rout
1
/ (raʊt) /
noun
an overwhelming defeat
a disorderly retreat
a noisy rabble
law
a group of three or more people proceeding to commit an illegal act
archaic
a large party or social gathering
verb
(tr)
to defeat and cause to flee in confusion
Word Origin for rout
C13: from Anglo-Norman
rute, from Old French: disorderly band, from Latin
ruptus broken, from
rumpere to burst; see
route
British Dictionary definitions for rout (2 of 2)
rout
2
/ (raʊt) /
verb
to dig over or turn up (something), esp (of an animal) with the snout; root
(tr ; usually foll by out or up)
to get or find by searching
(tr usually foll by out)
to force or drive out
they routed him out of bed at midnight
(tr often foll by out)
to hollow or gouge out
(intr)
to search, poke, or rummage
Word Origin for rout
C16: variant of
root ²