rout
noun
[ raʊt ]
• a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.
• "the retreat degenerated into a rout"
• an assembly of people who have made a move towards committing an illegal act which would constitute an offence of riot.
• a large evening party or reception.
• a pack of wolves.
• "a rout of wolves consumed the last of the carcass"
rout
verb
• defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.
• "in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed"
Similar:
put to flight,
put to rout,
drive off,
dispel,
scatter,
defeat,
beat,
conquer,
vanquish,
crush,
overpower,
overwhelm,
overthrow,
subjugate,
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 .
rout
verb
• 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"
• (of an animal) turn up ground with its snout in search of food.
• find or retrieve.
• "as I routed out the lantern, the telephone jangled"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in rout2 (sense 2)): alteration of the verb root2. rout2 (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.
