rout synonyms

rout

n.

flight, retreat, confusion; see defeat 2, loss 1.

rout

v.

overcome, overthrow, scatter, hunt, beat, defeat, conquer, discomfit, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, outmaneuver, vanquish, drive off, put to flight, repulse, subjugate, subdue; see also defeat 1, 2, 3. See syn. study at defeat.

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