rout
/ɹaʊt/ verb C2- To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).
He/she/it routs · Past routed · Past participle routed · -ing form routing
Verb forms
- Base form
- rout
- He/she/it
- routs
- Past
- routed
- Past participle
- routed
- -ing form
- routing
From the library
Though the Bull dug into the walls with his horns, he tired before he could rout out the Mouse, and crouching down, went to sleep outside the hole.
Scarcely had the battle begun, when a great rout overwhelmed the Mice, who scampered off as fast as they could to their holes.
We now exist in an era of effortless routing, where a disembodied voice guides our every turn with impeccable precision.
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