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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rote \Rote\, n. [Cf. Rut roaring.]
     The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the
     shore. See Rut.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rote \Rote\, n. [OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See Route,
     and cf. Rut a furrow, Routine.]
     A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to
     the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
     --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by
           rote.                                    --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rote \Rote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Roting.]
     To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rote \Rote\, v. i.
     To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] --Z.
     Grey.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rote \Rote\, n.
     A root. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rote \Rote\, n. [OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG.
     rotte, OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. Crowd a kind of
     violin.] (Mus.)
     A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small
     wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the
     hurdy-gurdy.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Well could he sing and play on a rote.   --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds,
           and rotes.                               --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rote \Rote\, n. [Cf. Rut roaring.]
     The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the
     shore. See Rut.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rote \Rote\, n. [OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See Route,
     and cf. Rut a furrow, Routine.]
     A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to
     the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
     --Swift.
  
           till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by
           rote.                                    --Chaucer.
  
           Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rote \Rote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Roting.]
     To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rote \Rote\, n.
     A root. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rote \Rote\, n. [OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG.
     rotte, OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. Crowd a kind of
     violin.] (Mus.)
     A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small
     wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the
     hurdy-gurdy.
  
           Well could he sing and play on a rote.   --Chaucer.
  
           extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds,
           and rotes.                               --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rote \Rote\, v. i.
     To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rote
       n : memorization by repetition [syn: rote learning]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rote
     French n.
     (l en rote) (gloss: musical instrument)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr roter  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Gallo n.
     road
     Italian n.
     (plural of it rota)
     Neapolitan n.
     (plural of nap rota)
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     to untidy
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     to untidy
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     rot
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     rot
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (nn-former rode 2012) (q: see there for more.)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: rotar)
     Swedish n.
     1 c a district (of a parish or town, for the purpose of fire
  fighting, road maintenance, mail forwarding, social care, etc.)
     2 c a file, a section, a squad, a pair (of soldiers, of aircraft)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Rote
     German n.
     f female Red (communist or socialist)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rote
     a.
     By repetition or practice.
     n.
     Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical
  course of procedure.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
     2 (lb en transitive) To learn or repeat by rote.
     n.
     (lb en rare) The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the
  shore. (from c. 1600)
     n.
     1 (lb en musical instrument) A kind of guitar, the notes of which
  were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument
  similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
     2 (synonym of en crowd).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rote
     French n.
     (l en rote) (gloss: musical instrument)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr roter  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: rot)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm root) The root (gloss: submerged part of a plant):
     2 # A root used as food; a root vegetable or tuber.
     3 # A root employed for supposed curative or medical properties.
     4 The foundation or base of a protuberance or extension of the body:
     5 # The root of the hair; the part of the hair within the scalp.
     6 # The root of the tooth; the part of the tooth within the scalp.
     7 # The root of a nail; the part of a nail within the skin.
     8 # The base or attached part of an organ or bodily member.
     9 # The base or attached part of a swelling or boil.
     10 Something which generates, creates, or emanates something:
     11 # The origin of an abstract quality; that which something
  originally came from.
     12 # A wellspring or exemplar of an abstract quality that which
  something comes from.
     13 # The offspring of a certain individual or nation as a progenitor;
  a lineage or descent.
     14 The foundation of a tall structure (gloss: e.g. a trunk, pole,
  turret)
     15 The (or a key) foundational or core condition, essence or portion
  of something.
     16 One who descends from another; a member of an individual's lineage
  or stock.
     17 The base of a peak or mount; the beginning of an elevation.
     18 A protuberance resembling or functioning like a root.
     19 The most inner, central, or deepest part of something.
     20 (lb enm rare astronomy) Data used for astronomical purposes.
     21 (lb enm rare mathematics) A mathematical root.
     Middle English n.
     1 (senseid enm root) The root (gloss: submerged part of a plant):
     2 # A root used as food; a root vegetable or tuber.
     3 # A root employed for supposed curative or medical properties.
     4 The foundation or base of a protuberance or extension of the body:
     5 # The root of the hair; the part of the hair within the scalp.
     6 # The root of the tooth; the part of the tooth within the scalp.
     7 # The root of a nail; the part of a nail within the skin.
     8 # The base or attached part of an organ or bodily member.
     9 # The base or attached part of a swelling or boil.
     10 Something which generates, creates, or emanates something:
     11 # The origin of an abstract quality; that which something
  originally came from.
     12 # A wellspring or exemplar of an abstract quality that which
  something comes from.
     13 # The offspring of a certain individual or nation as a progenitor;
  a lineage or descent.
     14 The foundation of a tall structure (gloss: e.g. a trunk, pole,
  turret)
     15 The (or a key) foundational or core condition, essence or portion
  of something.
     16 One who descends from another; a member of an individual's lineage
  or stock.
     17 The base of a peak or mount; the beginning of an elevation.
     18 A protuberance resembling or functioning like a root.
     19 The most inner, central, or deepest part of something.
     20 (lb enm rare astronomy) Data used for astronomical purposes.
     21 (lb enm rare mathematics) A mathematical root.
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm habit) traditional, customary, usual, or habitual
  behaviour or procedure.
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm habit) traditional, customary, usual, or habitual
  behaviour or procedure.
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm musical instrument) A musical instrument having strings
  and similar to a harp.
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm musical instrument) A musical instrument having strings
  and similar to a harp.
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm roten t=to rot id=to rot)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm roten t=to root id=to root)
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm roten t=rotten id=rotten)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm rot)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     1 to untidy, to make a mess
     2 (lb nb slang) to fool around (engage in casual or flirtatious
  sexual acts)
     Old French n.
     (l en rote) (gloss: musical instrument)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: rotar)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Rote
     German n.
     f female Red (communist or socialist)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rote
     French n.
     (l en rote) (gloss: musical instrument)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr roter  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: rot)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm root) The root (gloss: submerged part of a plant):
     2 # A root used as food; a root vegetable or tuber.
     3 # A root employed for supposed curative or medical properties.
     4 The foundation or base of a protuberance or extension of the body:
     5 # The root of the hair; the part of the hair within the scalp.
     6 # The root of the tooth; the part of the tooth within the scalp.
     7 # The root of a nail; the part of a nail within the skin.
     8 # The base or attached part of an organ or bodily member.
     9 # The base or attached part of a swelling or boil.
     10 Something which generates, creates, or emanates something:
     11 # The origin of an abstract quality; that which something
  originally came from.
     12 # A wellspring or exemplar of an abstract quality that which
  something comes from.
     13 # The offspring of a certain individual or nation as a progenitor;
  a lineage or descent.
     14 The foundation of a tall structure (gloss: e.g. a trunk, pole,
  turret)
     15 The (or a key) foundational or core condition, essence or portion
  of something.
     16 One who descends from another; a member of an individual's lineage
  or stock.
     17 The base of a peak or mount; the beginning of an elevation.
     18 A protuberance resembling or functioning like a root.
     19 The most inner, central, or deepest part of something.
     20 (lb enm rare astronomy) Data used for astronomical purposes.
     21 (lb enm rare mathematics) A mathematical root.
     Middle English n.
     1 (senseid enm root) The root (gloss: submerged part of a plant):
     2 # A root used as food; a root vegetable or tuber.
     3 # A root employed for supposed curative or medical properties.
     4 The foundation or base of a protuberance or extension of the body:
     5 # The root of the hair; the part of the hair within the scalp.
     6 # The root of the tooth; the part of the tooth within the scalp.
     7 # The root of a nail; the part of a nail within the skin.
     8 # The base or attached part of an organ or bodily member.
     9 # The base or attached part of a swelling or boil.
     10 Something which generates, creates, or emanates something:
     11 # The origin of an abstract quality; that which something
  originally came from.
     12 # A wellspring or exemplar of an abstract quality that which
  something comes from.
     13 # The offspring of a certain individual or nation as a progenitor;
  a lineage or descent.
     14 The foundation of a tall structure (gloss: e.g. a trunk, pole,
  turret)
     15 The (or a key) foundational or core condition, essence or portion
  of something.
     16 One who descends from another; a member of an individual's lineage
  or stock.
     17 The base of a peak or mount; the beginning of an elevation.
     18 A protuberance resembling or functioning like a root.
     19 The most inner, central, or deepest part of something.
     20 (lb enm rare astronomy) Data used for astronomical purposes.
     21 (lb enm rare mathematics) A mathematical root.
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm habit) traditional, customary, usual, or habitual
  behaviour or procedure.
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm habit) traditional, customary, usual, or habitual
  behaviour or procedure.
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm musical instrument) A musical instrument having strings
  and similar to a harp.
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm musical instrument) A musical instrument having strings
  and similar to a harp.
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm roten t=to rot id=to rot)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm roten t=to root id=to root)
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm roten t=rotten id=rotten)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm rot)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     1 to untidy, to make a mess
     2 (lb nb slang) to fool around (engage in casual or flirtatious
  sexual acts)
     Old French n.
     (l en rote) (gloss: musical instrument)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: rotar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Rote
     German n.
     f female Red (communist or socialist)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rote
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 r ot e)
     Saksa a.
     (de-a-taivm rot e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rote
     Spanska vb.
     (böjning es verb rotar)
     Tyska a.
     (böjning de adj rot)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  rote
     n.
     (tagg: historia) (mellan 1682 och 1901) del av en socken som skulle
  underhålla en soldat (ryttare, båtsman) med lön och torpställe
  (soldattorp)

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Rote /rˈoːtə/ 
  pinko 
     Synonyms: Linke, Linker, Roter, Sozi
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Rote /rˈoːtə/ 
  Red , commie  [coll.]
     Synonym: Roter
  
   see: Roten, Rote
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Rote /rˈoːtə/
  Reds, commies
     Synonym: Roten
  
   see: Rote, Roter
  

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Rote /ɹˈəʊt/
  التكرار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  rote //ɹoʊt// //ɹəʊt// 
  1. наизустяване
  process of committing to memory
  2. шум на прибоя
  roar of the surf

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rote /ɹˈəʊt/
  učení opakováním

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rote /ɹˈəʊt/
  Routine 
           Note: Lernen durch Wiederholung

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  rote /ɹˈəʊt/
  
  παπαγαλίστικος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  rote //ɹoʊt// //ɹəʊt// 
  1. rutiini
  mechanical routine
  2. ulkoa
  process of committing to memory
  3. (aaltojen) pauhu
  roar of the surf

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  rote /ɹˈəʊt/ 
  1. रटना
        "Her son believes in rote learning."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  rote /ɹˈəʊt/
  na pamet, po sjećanju

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  rote /ɹˈəʊt/
  ismétlés

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  rote //ɹoʊt// //ɹəʊt// 
  暗記学習
  process of committing to memory

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  rote //ɹoʊt// //ɹəʊt// 
  1. rutin, slentrian, slentrianmässig
  mechanical routine
  2. memorera
  process of committing to memory
  3. brus, dån
  roar of the surf

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  rote /ɹˈəʊt/
  1. belirli iş sırası, alışılmış hareket, âdet. by rote mekanik olarak, düşünmeden, ezberden.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (musiq.) rote /ʁˈɔt/
  krozh

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  rote
  rote

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  rote /rˈuːtə/ 
  Distrikt
  geografiskt område som ansvarar för att försörja en soldat med lön och soldattorp

From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:swe-eng ]

  rote /rˈuːt/
  district

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈʀoːtə/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹoʊt/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/ˈɾuːtə/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "rote":
     automatically, commitment to memory, exercise of memory, flashback,
     grind, groove, hindsight, learning by heart, looking back,
     mechanically, memoir, memorization, memorizing, pace, recall,
     recalling, recollecting, recollection, reconsideration, reflection,
     remembering, remembrance, reminiscence, retrospect, retrospection,
     review, ritual, rote memory, routine, rut, study, treadmill,
     unthinkingly
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 机械性的背诵,反复;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 机械性的背诵,反复,死记硬背

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