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rout 2, noun (oh)



2 n [>C usually singular, U]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: route 'group of people, defeat', from Latin rupta, from ruptus 'broken']
a complete defeat in a battle, competition, or election
::The battle turned into a rout.
put sb to rout
(=defeat somebody completely)