by-roteadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɪrəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈbaɪˌroʊt/

Forms: 1500s by-roate, 1600s 1800s– by-rote.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: by prep., rote n.¹

Etymology: < by prep. + rote n.¹, after by rote at rote n.¹ 1.

Now rare.

Designating or relating to something learnt or professed by rote. Cf. rote adj.² †by-rote babble: mechanical or repetitious talk (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > memorization > [adjective] > committed to memory

perfect1581

memorized1592

by-rote1598

indelible1615

1598 E. Guilpin Skialetheia iii. sig. C7^v T' heare a Parrat cry Her by-roate lesson of like curtesie.

1669 W. Penn No Cross, No Crown xx. §23 That a little By-rote Babble shall serve your Turn at the Great Day?

1672 W. Penn Quakerism ix. 180 All the by rote Learning of the Letter, of either Law or Gospel, as they are contra-distinguisht, is of no more Value to the true Knowledge or Worship of God, than the Cutting off a Dog's Neck.

1853 Mercersburg Q. Rev. Jan. 31 What the masses there are taught, is for the most part a mere by-rote knowledge.

1863 Relig. Instr. R.C. Children 113 in Sessional Papers House of Lords XXX They appeared to have merely the ‘by rote’ knowledge commonly possessed by children at ordinary schools.

1875 B. Bausman Wayside Gleanings in Europe xvii. 322 Some run over them in such a mechanical by-rote style, that they become more of a hindrance than a help to devotion.

2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 13 July 3 g It hadn't become a by-rote kind of thing at all. There was a lot of nice, skillful, in-the-moment acting going on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	by-rote
释义	by-roteadj. Brit. /ˈbʌɪrəʊt/, U.S. /ˈbaɪˌroʊt/ Forms: 1500s by-roate, 1600s 1800s– by-rote. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: by prep., rote n.¹ Etymology: < by prep. + rote n.¹, after by rote at rote n.¹ 1. Now rare. Designating or relating to something learnt or professed by rote. Cf. rote adj.² †by-rote babble: mechanical or repetitious talk (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > memorization > [adjective] > committed to memory perfect1581 memorized1592 by-rote1598 indelible1615 1598 E. Guilpin Skialetheia iii. sig. C7^v T' heare a Parrat cry Her by-roate lesson of like curtesie. 1669 W. Penn No Cross, No Crown xx. §23 That a little By-rote Babble shall serve your Turn at the Great Day? 1672 W. Penn Quakerism ix. 180 All the by rote Learning of the Letter, of either Law or Gospel, as they are contra-distinguisht, is of no more Value to the true Knowledge or Worship of God, than the Cutting off a Dog's Neck. 1853 Mercersburg Q. Rev. Jan. 31 What the masses there are taught, is for the most part a mere by-rote knowledge. 1863 Relig. Instr. R.C. Children 113 in Sessional Papers House of Lords XXX They appeared to have merely the ‘by rote’ knowledge commonly possessed by children at ordinary schools. 1875 B. Bausman Wayside Gleanings in Europe xvii. 322 Some run over them in such a mechanical by-rote style, that they become more of a hindrance than a help to devotion. 2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 13 July 3 g It hadn't become a by-rote kind of thing at all. There was a lot of nice, skillful, in-the-moment acting going on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1598
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