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The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

rout²

PRONUNCIATION:	rout
VERB:	Inflected forms: rout·ed, rout·ing, routs
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To dig with the snout; root. 2. To poke around; rummage.
TRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To expose to view as if by digging; uncover. 2. To hollow, scoop, or gouge out. 3. To drive or force out as if by digging; eject: rout out an informant. 4. Archaic To dig up with the snout.
ETYMOLOGY:	Variant of root².


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