I. ˈrüt, ˈrau̇t noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rute, from Vulgar Latin * rupta ( via ), literally, broken way, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a traveled way : highway
the main route north
b. : a means of access : channel
the route to social mobility — T. F. O'Dea
2. : a line of travel : course
3.
a. : an established or selected course of travel or action
b. : an assigned territory to be systematically covered
a newspaper route
II. transitive verb
( rout·ed ; rout·ing )
Date: 1832
1. : to send by a selected route : direct
was routed along the scenic shore road
2. : to divert in a specified direction