learn by heart vs learn by rote

Here in India, both the phrases learning by heart and learning by rote are taken to have the same...

Idiom Definition - to learn something by rote - to learn something so well that it can be written...

by rote, from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way:to learn a language by ...

What does rote mean? A memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without full attenti...