vt to learn or repeat by rote.
2. rote ·noun a root.
3. rote ·vi to go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
4. rote ·noun the noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. ·see rut.
5. rote ·noun a frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
6. rote ·noun a kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.