Root vs Rout - What's the difference?

Rout is a derived term of root.

In lang=en terms the difference between root and rout

is that root is the fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed while rout is a disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.

In transitive terms the difference between root and rout

is that root is to root out; to abolish while rout is to defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat.

In intransitive terms the difference between root and rout

is that root is to rummage, to search as if by digging in soil while rout is to howl as the wind; make a roaring noise.

As nouns the difference between root and rout

is that root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients while rout is a noise; a loud noise; a bellowing; a shouting; clamor; an uproar; disturbance; tumult.

As verbs the difference between root and rout

is that root is to break into a computer system and obtain root access while rout is to make a noise; roar; bellow; snort.

As a proper noun Root

is {{surname|lang=en}.

root

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ; cognate with wort and radix.

Noun

(en noun)

The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients.

This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.

A root vegetable.

two fields which should have been sown with roots in the early summer were not sown because the ploughing had not been completed early enough.

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.

The primary source; origin.

The love of money is the root of all evil.

* John Locke

They were the roots out of which sprang two distinct people.

(arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

The cube root of 27 is 3.

(arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

Multiply by root 2.

(analysis) A zero (of a function).

(graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.

(linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

(music) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

(Busby)

The lowest place, position, or part.

* Milton

deep to the roots of hell

* Southey

the roots of the mountains

(computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.

(computing) The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.

(computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories. (rfex)

Synonyms

* (source) basis, origin, source * (zero of a function) zero * (word from which another is derived) etymon * superuser (), root account, root user

Antonyms

* (zero of a function) pole

Holonyms

* (zero of a function) kernel

Derived terms

* cube root * functional root * put down roots * root canal * root cause * rootkit * roots * roots music * rootsy * square root * strictly roots * take root * taproot * root gap

Verb

(en verb)

(computing, slang, transitive) To break into a computer system and obtain root access.

We rooted his box and planted a virus on it.

To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

* Mortimer

In deep grounds the weeds root deeper.

* '>citation

To be firmly fixed; to be established.

* Bishop Fell

If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause misapprehensions, he gave them not leave to root and fasten by concealment.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) . Cognate with rodent. Cognate with Dutch wroeten.

Verb

(en verb)

To turn up or dig with the snout.

A pig roots the earth for truffles.

(by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.

To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil.

rooting about in a junk-filled drawer

To root out; to abolish.

* Shakespeare

I will go root away the noisome weeds.

* Bible, Deuteronomy xxix. 28

The Lord rooted them out of their land and cast them into another land.

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse.

Usage notes

* The Australian/New Zealand sexual sense is somewhat milder than fuck but still quite coarse, certainly not for polite conversation. The sexual sense will often be understood, unless care is taken with the context to make the rummage sense clear, or 'root through' or 'root around' is used. The past participle rooted'' is equivalent to ''fucked'' in the figurative sense of broken or tired, but ''rooting'' is only the direct verbal sense, not an all-purpose intensive like ''fucking .

Synonyms

* (rummage) dig out, root out, rummage * (have sexual intercourse) screw, bang, drill (US), shag (British) - See also

Derived terms

* root about * rooted * root out * root up

Noun

(en noun)

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

Fancy a root ?

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A sexual partner.

Usage notes

* The Australian/New Zealand sexual sense of root'' is somewhat milder than ''fuck'' but still quite coarse, certainly not for polite conversation. The normal usage is ''to have a root or similar.

Synonyms

* (act of sexual intercourse) screw (qualifier), shag (UK); see also * (sexual partner) screw (US)

Etymology 3

Possibly an alteration of , influenced by hoot

Verb

(en verb)

(intransitive, with for, US) To cheer to show support for.

* 1908 ,

Let me root', '''root''', ' root for the home team,

(US) To hope for the success of. Rendered as 'root for'.

I'm rooting for you, don't let me down!

Synonyms

* (cheer) barrack (qualifier), cheer on

Anagrams

* ----

rout

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) routen, ruten, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)

To make a noise; roar; bellow; snort.

To snore; snore loudly.

(Chaucer)

To belch.

To howl as the wind; make a roaring noise.

Derived terms

* (cheer)

Noun

(en noun)

A noise; a loud noise; a bellowing; a shouting; clamor; an uproar; disturbance; tumult.

* Sterne

This new book the whole world makes such a rout about.

* Trench

"My child, it is not well," I said, / "Among the graves to shout; / To laugh and play among the dead, / And make this noisy rout ."

Snoring.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) . More at rush.

Verb

(en verb)

To beat; strike; assail with blows.

Derived terms

* atrout

Noun

(en noun)

A violent movement; a great or violent stir; a heavy blow; a stunning blow; a stroke.

Etymology 3

1598, "disorderly retreat," from (etyl) route'' "disorderly flight of troops," literally "a breaking off, rupture," from ''rupta'' "a dispersed group," literally "a broken group," from (etyl) ''rupta'', feminine past participle of ''rumpere "to break" (see rupture). The verb is from 1600.

Noun

(en noun)

A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a traveling company or throng.

* Spenser

A rout of people there assembled were.

A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people.

* Spenser

the endless routs of wretched thralls

* Shakespeare

the ringleader and head of all this rout

* Milton

Nor do I name of men the common rout .

* 1663 ,

When Gospel-Trumpeter, surrounded / With long-ear'd rout , to battle sounded, / And pulpit, drum ecclesiastick, / Was beat with fist, instead of a stick;

* 1928 , H. P. Lovecraft, "", Weird Tales , Vol. 11, No. 2, pages 159–178, 287:

although there must have been nearly a hundred mongrel celebrants in the throng, the police relied on their firearms and plunged determinedly into the nauseous rout .

The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion; -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces, and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of defeating and breaking up an army.

The rout of the enemy was complete.

* Daniel

Thy army / Dispersed in rout , betook them all to fly.

* Alexander Pope

To these glad conquest, murderous rout to those.

(legal) A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with intent to do a thing which, if executed, would make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the executing thereof.

(Wharton)

A fashionable assembly, or large evening party.

* Landor

at routs and dances

Derived terms

* routous, routously

Verb

(en verb)
To defeat completely, forcing into disorderly retreat.

* Clarendon

That party that charged the Scots, so totally routed and defeated their whole army, that they fled.

* 2009 January 30, Adam Entous, " Mitchell warns of setbacks ahead in Mideast talks" (news article), Reuters:

Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip after Hamas routed secular Fatah forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and seized control of the enclave in June 2007.

(obsolete) To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to collect in company.

* (rfdate)

In all that land no Christian durste route .

(Francis Bacon)

Etymology 4

Alteration of root.

Verb

(en verb)
To search or root in the ground, as a swine.

(Edwards)

To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.

To use a router in woodworking.

Anagrams

* ----