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to rout out

to rout out

1 7.1
To force someone or something out of a place by searching
  • phrasal verb
  • /raʊt aʊt/
translation icon : desalojar
  • The investigators worked tirelessly to rout out the corrupt officials within the government.

Examples

  • - We'll rout them out of their houses.

    Solomon and Sheba (1959)

  • The new policy aims to rout out any form of discrimination in the workplace.

  • We are searching from one end of the United States to the other to route out every possible nurse from her hiding place.

  • I intend to rout you out, and by the Eternal God, I will rout you out.

    Blog text (18)

  • I intend to rout you out, and by the Eternal God, I will rout you out.

    Blog text (18)

  • Someone had pointed him out to a Ukrainian as he crouched in the culvert; the Ukrainian routed him out with the end of his rifle, a gentile Pole tells Jakub.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The team was determined to rout out the hidden flaws in the software before the launch.

Synonyms

to turn
vsto rout out
698 7.8

Refuse to let someone enter or stay

is more about forcing out during searches or by officials
to pull out
vsto rout out
523 2.7

To take something out of a place, often with effort

is focused on removal done via searching or official power rather than effort
to kick out
vsto rout out
512 3.0

Force someone to leave a place or group

is similar but often involves searching or acting under authority
to expel
vsto rout out
194 5.0

Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order

is focused on active searching or authoritative removal from a place
to evict
vsto rout out
77 4.6

To make someone leave a house or land by court order

is often done with direct searches or use of official power
to drive away
vsto rout out
71 3.4

To force a person, animal, or feeling to go away

is usually a direct removal via search or authoritative intervention
to drive out
vsto rout out
70 3.8

Force someone or something to leave a place

is often done by searching or through use of official power
to bounce
vsto rout out
  • Informal
49 7.0

To force someone to leave a place like a bar or club

is more general, including removals after searches or by officials
to force out
vsto rout out
46 4.4

To make someone leave a job by pressure or threats

is often done while searching places or using official power
to move out
vsto rout out
36 2.8

To make someone or something leave a place

is used when the cause involves searching or acting with authority
to eject
vsto rout out
32 4.2

Force someone to leave a place

is broader, often involving a search or formal authority
to cast out
vsto rout out
31 6.2

Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them

is more about active removal by search or official action
to chase away
vsto rout out
26 2.6

To make people or things leave by scaring them

is used when the exit follows an official search or order
to boot out
vsto rout out
  • Informal
15 5.8

Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly

is often performed through searches or under official authority
to roust
vsto rout out
  • Informal
11 8.4

To make someone get up or become active quickly

is focused on removal done through searching or formal authority
to crowd out
vsto rout out
10 4.9

To force others out by taking more space, strength or attention

is less about numbers and more about active searching or authority
to turn out
vsto rout out
  • Informal
10 4.9

To make someone leave a place

is used especially for removal done via searching or authority
to clean out
vsto rout out
  • Informal
10 3.6

Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted

is more focused on removals done by searching or official orders
to send packing
vsto rout out
  • Informal
8 6.5

To make someone leave quickly to show they are not wanted

is frequently a result of active search or formal removal
to chase off
vsto rout out
6 3.3

Make someone or something leave a place by running after and frightening them

is more commonly about removal after a search or under authority
to show the door
vsto rout out
  • Informal
6 6.7

Tell someone to leave a place firmly

is often applied when an authority has searched and ordered removal
to show someone the door
vsto rout out
  • Informal
5 6.4

Tell someone to leave a place in a rude or angry way

is used when removal is backed by searching or official power
to squeeze out
vsto rout out
4 4.2

To make someone leave a place or job by pressure

is often carried out through direct searches or official intervention
to hunt
vsto rout out
4 4.5

To force someone or something out of a place by chasing them

is more about removal by search and authority rather than pursuit
to send someone packing
vsto rout out
  • Informal
4 7.9

Make someone leave quickly and forcefully

is often done after searching or by someone with authority
to turf
vsto rout out
  • UK
3 7.0

To force someone out of a place or job

is frequently used when removal follows a search or official act
to kick-out
vsto rout out
1 4.0

To force someone to leave a place, group or job

is carried out using search or official power rather than abruptness
to turf out
vsto rout out
  • UK
1 8.2

Force someone to leave a place or job

is more about removal after searching or by authorised officials
to chuck out
vsto rout out
  • UK
1 5.0

To force someone to leave a place usually because they cause trouble

is used when removal involves searching or formal authority
to winkle out
vsto rout out
  • Informal
9.1

To get someone or something out with effort

is more about active searching or using formal authority to expel
to unroot
vsto rout out
8.2

Make people leave their home and feel lost

is more about forcing out by searching or official action rather than uprooting

How Forceful

to rout out
1 7.1
to evict
77 4.6
to expel
194 5.0
to send someone packing
  • Informal
4 7.9
to shoo away
5 4.1

Surface Forms

rout out infinitive
routed out past
routed out past participle
routing out present participle
routs out third person singular

Morphology

rout + out

The sense 'search for and find (after a thorough search)' is partially built from a digging/search sense of 'rout' combined with the completive particle 'out', so there is a motivated link to the constituents. However, 'rout' in this meaning is rare and easily confused with the more common verb 'root', and the exact collocational sense is not fully predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure.

Etymology

Rout out may come from old hunting or fighting scenes. Imagine hunters or soldiers driving animals or people from a hiding place so they run out into the open; that's why rout out means 'to force someone or something out of a place'.