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   rout

   /raʊt/

   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 towards committing an illegal act which would constitute an offence 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
   • 4. a pack of wolves: rare "a rout of wolves consumed the last of the carcass"

   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 ‘break-up of an army’; the other senses are via Anglo-Norman French rute.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Rout is a verb that means to defeat an enemy or opponent completely and force them to run away or lose. It can also be a noun that means a complete and utter defeat. Learn how to use rout in sentences and see translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     ROUT meaning: 1. to defeat an enemy completely and force...

   • Znaczenie Rout, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ROUT definicja: 1. to defeat an enemy completely and force...

   • Rout: Russian Translation

     ROUT translate: разгромить . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Rout: Indonesian Translation

     rout translate: mengalahkan secara total, kekalahan mutlak....

   • Rout Spanish Translation

     ROUT translate: derrotar, poner en fuga, derrotar, derrota,...

   • Rout: Malay Translation

     rout translate: kekalahan teruk, kalah teruk. Learn more in...

   • Rout: Polish Translation

     ROUT translate: rozgromić, rozgromić, pogrom. Learn more in...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › routRout Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word rout, from a state of disorderly retreat to a verb meaning to root or bellow. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words for rout.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › routROUT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Learn the different meanings and uses of the word rout, from a defeat with disorderly flight to a bellow. See examples, synonyms, and word history of rout.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROUT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the different meanings and uses of the word rout as a noun and a verb in British and American English. Find synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of rout.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › routRout - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A rout is the kind of humiliating loss that makes you wish you would have been injured in the first quarter so you could have avoided the outcome. One way to remember the meaning of the word rout is to consider its similarity to the word riot, both suggesting a disastrous mess.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › routRout - definition of rout by The Free Dictionary

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   Rout can mean a disorderly retreat, a mob, a riot, or a social gathering. It can also be a verb meaning to defeat, to dig, or to bellow. See different meanings, examples, and synonyms of rout.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of rout – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Rout is a verb that means to defeat someone completely, or a noun that means a complete defeat. Learn how to use rout in sentences and see translations in different languages.