| Main Entry: |
rout |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
defeat overwhelmingly |
Synonyms: |
bash, beat, blow out of water, bulldoze, bury*,
chase, clean up on, clobber,
conquer, cream*,
crush, cut to pieces, destroy, discomfit,
dispel, drive off,
expel,
finish*,
hunt, kill*,
lambaste*, larrup,
murder*, outmaneuver, overpower,
overthrow, put to flight, repulse,
scatter, scuttle, shut out, skunk,
subdue,
subjugate, swamp*, torpedo,
total*, trounce,
vanquish, wallop, wax,
whip, wipe off map, wipe out,
worst, zap
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| Notes: |
a rout is a disorderly crowd of people or an overwhelming defeat; a root is the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes and absorbs water and mineral salts - or the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a route is an established line of travel or access - or a road, course, or way for travel from one place to another |
Antonyms: |
win
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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