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- [rout]
- /raʊt/
- /raʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rout]
- /raʊt/
Definitions of rout word
- noun rout a bellow. 1
- verb with object rout to turn over or dig up (something) with the snout. 1
- verb with object rout to find or get by searching, rummaging, etc. (usually followed by out). 1
- verb with object rout to cause to rise from bed (often followed by up or out). 1
- verb with object rout to force or drive out. 1
- verb with object rout to hollow out or furrow, as with a scoop, gouge, or machine. 1
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Origin of rout
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Rout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rout
verb rout
- bawl — If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- beat off — to drive back; repel
noun rout
- beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- blue ruin — (Slang) (now archaic) Low-end gin, usually home-made.
- cakewalk — If you say that something is a cakewalk, you mean that it is very easy to do or achieve.
- carnival — A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
- carny — to coax or cajole