First Known Use: 13th century
Dictionary
1route
noun \ˈrüt, ˈrau̇t\
: a way to get from one place to another place
: a way that someone or something regularly travels along
: a way of achieving or doing something
Full Definition of ROUTE
1
2
: a line of travel : course
3
a : an established or selected course of travel or action b : an assigned territory to be systematically covered <a newspaper route>
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Origin of ROUTE
Middle English, from Anglo-French rute, from Vulgar Latin *rupta (via), literally, broken way, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle
Related to ROUTE
2route
verb
: to send (someone or something) along a particular route
rout·edrout·ing
Full Definition of ROUTE
transitive verb
1
: to send by a selected route : direct <was routed along the scenic shore road>
2
: to divert in a specified direction
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First Known Use of ROUTE
1832
ROUTES Defined for Kids
1route
noun \ˈrüt, ˈrau̇t\
Definition of ROUTE for Kids
: a regular, chosen, or assigned course of travel
2route
verb
rout·edrout·ing
Definition of ROUTE for Kids
: to send or transport by a selected course
Headscratcher for ROUTE
Routed and detour are spelled with the same letters and have related meanings. When drivers follow a detour because a street is closed, they are routed through different streets that take them to their destination.
Medical Dictionary
route
noun \ˈrüt, ˈrau̇t\
Medical Definition of ROUTE
: a method of transmitting a disease or of administering a remedy <the airborne route of…infection—M. L. Furcolow>
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