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   Rout

   /rout/

   

   noun

   • 1. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops: "the retreat degenerated into a rout" Similar disorderly retreatretreatflightheadlong flight
   • ▪ a decisive defeat: "the party lost more than half their seats in the rout" Similar crushing defeatoverwhelming defeatdefeattrouncingannihilationdebaclefiascoinformal:lickinghammeringclobberingthrashingpastingdrubbinghidingcaningdemolitiongoing-overpoundingmassacreshellackingOpposite victory
   • 2. an assembly of people who have made a move toward committing an illegal act which would constitute an offense of riot. dated
   • ▪ a disorderly or tumultuous crowd of people: archaic "a rout of strangers ought not to be admitted"
   • 3. a large evening party or reception. archaic

   verb

   • 1. defeat and cause to retreat in disorder: "in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed" Similar put to flightput to routdrive offdispelscatterdefeatbeatconquervanquishcrushoverpoweroverwhelmoverthrowsubjugate

   Word Origin Middle English: ultimately based on Latin ruptus ‘broken’, from the verb rumpere; sense 1 and the verb (late 16th century) are from obsolete French route, probably from Italian rotta ‘breakup of an army’; the other senses are via Anglo-Norman French rute.

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   ROUT definition: to defeat someone completely. Learn more.

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   rout meaning, definition, what is rout: to defeat someone completely in a battle...: Learn more.

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   1. : to defeat (someone) easily and completely in a game or contest. The reigning champion routed the contender. The Nationalist party was routed in the polls. 2. : to force (someone or something) to move from a place. The army routed the enemy from their stronghold. — often + out. People were routed out of their homes by the soldiers.

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   There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rout, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.wordreference.com › definition › routrout - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons. the rabble or mob. 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. a large, formal evening party or social gathering. [ Archaic.]a company or band of people. v.t.

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   Definition of rout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Rout - To defeat or overwhelm an opponent decisively and with great force, typically in a battle, competition, or contest.