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Definition of rout verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rout

verb

NAmE//raʊt//

rout somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rout

he / she / it routs

past simple routed

-ing form routing

to defeat someone completely in a competition, a battle, etc. The Buffalo Bills routed the Atlanta Falcons 41–14.

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