rout
v.
defeat overwhelmingly, conquer; force out, drive away
route
v.
send by a specific route, direct along a particular path; mark a route, chart a course
rout
Noun
1. a disorderly crowd of people
(synonym) mob, rabble
(hypernym) crowd
(hyponym) lynch mob
2. an overwhelming defeat
(hypernym) defeat, licking
(derivation) spread-eagle, spreadeagle
Verb
1. cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
(synonym) rout out, expel
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
2. dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
(synonym) root, rootle
(hypernym) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
3. make a groove in
(synonym) gouge
(hypernym) hollow, hollow out, core out
4. defeat disastrously
(synonym) spread-eagle, spreadeagle
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
route
Noun
1. an established line of travel or access
(synonym) path, itinerary
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) feeder line
2. an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
(synonym) road
(hypernym) way
(hyponym) access road, slip road
(substance-meronym) pavement, paving
(part-meronym) bend, curve
Verb
1. send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
(hypernym) dispatch, despatch, send off
(derivation) road
2. send via a specific route
(hypernym) send, direct
(derivation) road
3. divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"
(hypernym) divert
(derivation) path, itinerary
Routed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Rout
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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