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rout1

 
 
pronunciation:
raUt
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a disorderly and confused retreat of defeated troops.
definition 2: a crushing defeat.
synonyms:
conquest, subjugation, vanquishment
definition 3: a disorderly or riotous crowd of people; mob; rabble.
synonyms:
mob, rabble
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: routs, routing, routed
definition 1: to cause to flee in disorderly retreat.
similar words:
chase, dispel, drive, repel, repulse, scatter, stampede, subjugate
definition 2: to overwhelm or utterly defeat.
synonyms:
conquer, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
similar words:
annihilate, beat, crush, defeat, drub, lick, thrash, trounce
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