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by rote, from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way:to learn a language by rote. 1275–1325; Middle English; of obscure origin ... Englishdefinition Englishsynonyms English-Spanish English-French English-Italian Spanish-English French-English Italian-English Spanish-French French-Spanish Spanish-Portuguese Portuguese-Spanish Español:definición Español:sinónimos Español:gramática Català:definició more... Forums SeeAlso: rotationalmolding rotationalquantumnumber rotative rotator rotatorcuff rotatory Rotavator rotavirus Rotblat ROTC rote rotenone ROTFL rotgut Roth RothIRA Rotherham Rothermere Rothesay Rothko Rothschild Recentsearches: ViewAll rote [links] Listen: UK:*UKandpossiblyotherpronunciationsUKandpossiblyotherpronunciations/rəʊt/US:USApronunciation:IPAandrespellingUSApronunciation:IPA/roʊt/,USApronunciation:respelling(rōt) ⓘOneormoreforumthreadsisanexactmatchofyoursearchedterm inSpanish| inFrench| inItalian|Englishsynonyms| EnglishUsage| Conjugator| incontext| images WRApps:Android&iPhone Wordoftheday WordReferenceRandomHouseLearner'sDictionaryofAmericanEnglish©2022rote1 /roʊt/USApronunciation   n. [uncountable] aroutine;afixed,habitual,ormechanicalprocedure. Idioms Idiomsbyrote,frommemory,withoutthoughtofthemeaning:tolearnalanguagebyrote. WordReferenceRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionaryofAmericanEnglish©2022rote1 (rōt),USApronunciation  n.  routine;afixed,habitual,ormechanicalcourseofprocedure:theroteofdailyliving. byrote,frommemory,withoutthoughtofthemeaning;inamechanicalway:tolearnalanguagebyrote. 1275–1325;MiddleEnglish;ofobscureorigin,originally rote2 (rōt),USApronunciation n. [Music.] MusicandDancecrowd2.Also, rota,rotta,rotte.  Frankish*hrota(compareOldHighGermanhruozza);akintocrowd2OldFrenchMiddleEnglish1350–1400 rote3 (rōt),USApronunciation n. thesoundofwavesbreakingontheshore. OldNorserautaroarperh.1600–10 CollinsConciseEnglishDictionary©HarperCollinsPublishers:: rote/rəʊt/nahabitualormechanicalroutineorprocedurebyrote⇒byrepetition;byheart(ofteninthephraselearnbyrote)Etymology:14thCentury:originunknown 'rote'alsofoundintheseentries(note:manyarenotsynonymsortranslations): acroterium -con -parrot-fashion -progressiveeducation -rota -rotte -routine -zombie Synonyms:learning,routine,memorization,memory,repetition,more... Forumdiscussionswiththeword(s)"rote"inthetitle:aroteanswer butbythefinalreel,inspirationisoftenreplacedbyrote—orthesmelloffear byroteandlecture learnalotoftheorybyrote/cramuponalotoftheory/boneuponalotoftheory rotedemand Rote,overlitinthiscontext VisittheEnglishOnlyForum.HelpWordReference:Askintheforumsyourself. Lookup"rote"atMerriam-Webster Lookup"rote"atdictionary.com Inotherlanguages:Spanish|French|Italian|Portuguese|Romanian|German|Dutch|Swedish|Russian|Polish|Czech|Greek|Turkish|Chinese|Japanese|Korean|Arabic Links: ⚙️Preferences| Abbreviations| Pron.Symbols| SupportWR| PrivacyPolicy| TermsofService| Forums| Suggestions Advertisements Advertisements Reportaninappropriatead. BecomeaWordReferenceSupportertoviewthesitead-free.