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| rout [ rowt ] |
noun (plural routs) |
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1. defeated army's retreat: a swift and disorderly retreat by a defeated army
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2. crushing defeat: a severe and humiliating defeat
  The game quickly turned into a rout.
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3. rabble: a noisy and disorganized group of people
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transitive verb (past and past participle rout·ed, present participle rout·ing, 3rd person present singular routs) |
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1. force army to retreat: to defeat an army completely and force it to make a swift and disorderly retreat
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2. defeat somebody thoroughly: to subject an opponent to a thorough and humiliating defeat
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| [13th century. < Anglo-Norman rute, Old French route "dispersed group" < Latin rupta (see route)] |
