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verb | noun routrout1 /raʊt/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLErout |
Present | I, you, we, they | rout | | he, she, it | routs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | routed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have routed | | he, she, it | has routed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had routed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rout | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have routed |
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Present | I | am routing | | he, she, it | is routing | | you, we, they | are routing | Past | I, he, she, it | was routing | | you, we, they | were routing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been routing | | he, she, it | has been routing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been routing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be routing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been routing |
THESAURUSto win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game, etc.► defeatto win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game, etc.: He has begun his campaign to defeat the president. Napoleon was defeated at the battle of Waterloo. ► overcome to fight and win against someone in a war, battle, or competition: Union troops finally overcame rebel forces in the south. ► conquer to defeat someone, especially a country, and get control of land and people: The Greeks conquered the Trojans. ► vanquish formal to defeat someone or something completely in a war or battle. Used in literature: The king and his knights vanquished their enemies and saved the kingdom. ► rout to defeat someone completely or by a very large amount: The Sioux were routed by the U.S. Cavalry, largely because of the army’s superior weapons. ► best formal to defeat someone, especially unexpectedly: In the Senate race, she bested two rivals who both had more money to spend and were better known. to defeat someone completely in a battle, competition, or election: The army was routed in a fierce battle.► see thesaurus at defeat2 verb | noun routrout2 noun [singular] ETYMOLOGYrout2Origin: 1200-1300 Old French route group of people, defeat, from Latin rupta, from ruptus broken a complete defeat in a battle, competition, or election: A 3–0 rout of Canada qualified the U.S. for the World Cup. |