/ raʊt; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
[ sing. ] a situation in which sb is defeated easily and completely in a battle or competition
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IDIOMS
- put sb to rout
■ verb
[ vn ] to defeat sb completely in a competition, a battle, etc. :
The Buffalo Bills routed the Atlanta Falcons 41–14.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : ultimately based on Latin ruptus broken, from the verb rumpere ; the current senses (late 16th cent.) are from obsolete French route , probably from Italian rotta break-up of an army; the other senses are via Anglo-Norman French rute .