Rote Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

: the act of repeating over and over often without attention to meaning I learned the poem by rote. More from Merriam-Webster on rote. Thesaurus: All synonyms ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut rote noun(1) SaveWord \ˈrōt \ Definitionofrote (Entry1of4) 1 :theuseofmemoryusuallywithlittleintelligence learnbyrote 2 :mechanicalorunthinkingroutineorrepetition ajoylesssenseoforder,rote,andcommercialhustle—L.L.King rote adjective Definitionofrote (Entry2of4) 1 :learnedormemorizedbyrote 2 :mechanicalsense3a rote noun(2) Definitionofrote (Entry3of4) :crowdentry3sense1 rote noun(3) Definitionofrote (Entry4of4) :thenoiseofsurfontheshore OtherWordsfromrote Adjective rotely adverb FirstKnownUseofrote Noun(1) 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Adjective 1844,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Noun(2) 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun(3) 1610,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforrote Noun(1) MiddleEnglish Noun(2) MiddleEnglish,fromAnglo-French,ofGermanicorigin;akintoOldHighGermanhruozzacrowd Noun(3) perhapsofScandinavianorigin;akintoOldNorserautatoroar—moreatroutentry5 LearnMoreAboutrote Sharerote PosttheDefinitionofrotetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofroteonTwitter TimeTravelerforrote Thefirstknownuseofrotewas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearrote rotch rote rotenoid SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforrote Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Rote.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rote.Accessed9Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforrote rote noun \ˈrōt \ KidsDefinitionofrote :theactofrepeatingoverandoveroftenwithoutattentiontomeaning Ilearnedthepoembyrote. MorefromMerriam-Websteronrote Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforrote BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofroteforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutrote WORDOFTHEDAY besmirch SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary FarmIdiomsQuiz Whatdoes'poke'refertointheexpression'piginapoke'? bag stable stateofdifficulty mudpit Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Za'and9OtherWordstoHelpYouWinatSCRABBLE Thesecrettop10wordsexpertsusetowinatSCR... 'Lose'or'Loose'? Keepthissomewhereyouwon'tforgetit HowtoUseAccentsandDiacriticalMarks Youknow,themarkingsaboveandbelowletters. WordsoftheWeek-March4 Fromtheweekending3/4/2022 AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz ChallengingVocabularyQuizReturns! Notricks,justhardwordsyoumightencounterin... Takethequiz TrueorFalse? Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethinga... Takethequiz