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Antonyms for rout

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : rout
Phonetic Transcription : raÊŠt

Definition of rout

Origin :
  • 1590s, "disorderly retreat following a defeat," from Middle French route "disorderly flight of troops," literally "a breaking off, rupture," from Vulgar Latin rupta "a dispersed group," literally "a broken group," from noun use of Latin rupta, fem. past participle of rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.)).
  • The archaic English noun rout "group of persons, assemblage," is the same word, from Anglo-French rute, Old French route "host, troop, crowd," from Vulgar Latin rupta "a dispersed group," here with sense of "a division, a detachment." It first came to English meaning "group of soldiers" (early 13c.), also "gang of outlaws or rioters, mob" (c.1300) before the more general sense developed 14c. Also as a legal term. Cf. rout-cake (1807), one baked for use at a reception.
  • noun overwhelming defeat
  • verb defeat overwhelmingly
Example sentences :
  • The sally failed, and the men of Mansoul were turned to rout.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • Artillery, baggage, all was lost; and the rout was complete.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • After that Henriette and Sandoz, who were in consternation, witnessed the rout of their menu.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • I don't know whether you are seeking to complete the rout of my senses.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • A person of breeding choosing the cause of the rout and rabble!
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • And suddenly the clock had struck, the rout was over and there was nothing left.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • The gyrocopter that could carry them aloft, out of the rout, was fifty feet away.
  • Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • You wouldn't mind lending a hand, too, Mr. Rout, now you are here.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • Mr. Rout, listening with bowed neck, opened his eyes wide at this.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • We have repulsed the rebel attacks every time; and the last repulse was a rout.
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

Synonyms for rout

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