rout
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verb \ˈrau̇t\Definition of ROUT
transitive verb
1
a : to disorganize completely : demoralize b : to put to precipitate flight c : to defeat decisively or disastrously <the discomfiture of seeing their party routed at the polls — A. N. Holcombe>
2
: to drive out : dispel
First Known Use of ROUT
circa 1600
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