route — rout, route verbs. The ing forms of these two verbs are respectively routing and routeing … Modern English usage
rout — root, rout The OED records two verbs spelt root (and pronounced like boot), and no fewer than ten verbs spelt rout (and pronounced like bout). An overlap occurs in the meaning ‘to poke about’, which can be either root about or rout about, each… … Modern English usage
rout — See rout, route … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
route — See rout, route … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Rout — Rout, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See {Rupture}, {reave}, and cf. {Rote} repetition of forms, {Route}. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an uproar.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
route — Rout Rout, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See {Rupture}, {reave}, and cf. {Rote} repetition of forms, {Route}. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rout — rout1 [rout] n. [ME route < OFr, troop, band, lit., part broken off < L rupta: see ROUTE] 1. a disorderly crowd; noisy mob; rabble 2. a disorderly flight or retreat, as of defeated troops [to be put to rout] 3. an overwhelming defeat 4.… … English World dictionary
rout|er — rout|er1 «ROW tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. any one of various tools or machines for hollowing out or furrowing. 2. a person who routs. –v.t. to hollow out with a router. ╂[< rout2 + er1] rout|er2 «ROO uhr, ROW », noun. 1. a person who arranges a … Useful english dictionary
Route — (r[=oo]t or rout; 277), n. [OE. & F. route, OF. rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See {Rout}, and cf. {Rut} a track.] The course or way which is traveled or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rout — [raut], der; s, s [engl. rout, eigtl. = Horde, Bande < mfrz. route < afrz. rote < vlat. rupta (↑Route), eigtl. = zersprengte, zerbrochene Gruppe, Gesellschaft] (veraltet): Abendgesellschaft, empfang: ... weil er um halb neun mit seiner… … Universal-Lexikon
