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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rout \Rout\, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See {Rupture}, {reave}, and cf. {Rote} repetition of forms, {Route}. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an uproar.] [Formerly spelled also {route}.] 1. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng. [Obs.] "A route of ratones [rats]." --Piers Plowman. "A great solemn route." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And ever he rode the hinderest of the route. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] A rout of people there assembled were. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people. [1913 Webster] the endless routs of wretched thralls. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] The ringleader and head of all this rout. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Nor do I name of men the common rout. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the enemy was complete. [1913 Webster] thy army . . . Dispersed in rout, betook them all to fly. --Daniel. [1913 Webster] To these giad conquest, murderous rout to those. --pope. [1913 Webster] 4. (Law) A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof. --Wharton. [1913 Webster] 5. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. "At routs and dances." --Landor. [1913 Webster] {To put to rout}, to defeat and throw into confusion; to overthrow and put to flight. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Route \Route\ (r[=oo]t or rout; 277), n. [OE. & F. route, OF. rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See {Rout}, and cf. {Rut} a track.] The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march. [1913 Webster] Wide through the furzy field their route they take. --Gay. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: route n 1: an established line of travel or access [syn: {path}, {route}, {itinerary}] 2: an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation [syn: {road}, {route}] v 1: send documents or materials to appropriate destinations 2: send via a specific route 3: divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders" From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: route /ʀut/ track; road; route; way; highway From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Route /ruːtə/ route From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: route /rutə/ 1. route 2. class; course 3. road; route; way 4. route