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[‘rout’ rhymes with ‘(a)bout’ and ‘route’ rhymes with ‘root’ (& occasionally with ‘rout’)]
“Rout” as a verb is ‘to beat or defeat the opponent completely’; and as a noun, it is ‘the act of beating or defeating someone completely’,
(the enemy was routed — completely defeated)
e.g.
The Dodo Football Team routed the visiting team in the interstate tournament. [i.e. the Dodo Team won the football match against the visiting team with very high score, like 3-0]
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“Route” (noun) is ‘a way from one place to another; a particular way a bus, plane, ship, or a person uses to go from one place to another regularly; a particular way in which a person does something’,
route No. 66
e.g.
Which is the easiest route to the public library?
The public library is on a bus route. [i.e. one can reach the public library by bus]
Our manager approached the problem from an entirely different route, and solved it.
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