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Word: Rout
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: ultimately based on Latin ruptus ‘broken’, from the verb rumpere; sense 1 and the verb (late 16th century) are from obsolete French route, probably from Italian rotta ‘break-up of an army’; the other senses are via Anglo-Norman French rute
raʊt
a disorderly retreat of defeated troops
Short Definition:disorderly retreat of defeated troops
Examples:- the retreat degenerated into a rout
an assembly of people who have made a move towards committing an illegal act which would constitute an offence of riot.
Short Definition:assembly of people who have made move towards committing illegal act which would constitute offence of riot
a large evening party or reception.
Short Definition:large evening party or reception
a pack of wolves
Short Definition:pack of wolves
Examples:- a rout of wolves consumed the last of the carcass
Word: Rout
Speech Type: Verb
raʊt
defeat and cause to retreat in disorder
Short Definition:defeat and cause to retreat in disorder
Examples:- in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed
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