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to rout up

to rout up

8.4
Find something after searching carefully
  • phrasal verb
  • UK
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  • She managed to rout up some rare photographs from the attic.

Examples

  • He tried to rout up the necessary documents before the deadline.

  • Before the meeting, he needed to rout up all the relevant reports from the filing cabinet.

  • After a long search, they finally routed up the missing keys.

  • I need to rout up some old photos.

  • Can you rout up the documents for me?

  • After a thorough search, she managed to rout up the old family heirlooms hidden in the basement.

  • They spent hours trying to rout up information on the project's history from various sources.

Synonyms

to find
vsto rout up
∞ 1.0

To discover something while looking or by accident

is more about deliberate obtaining through careful searching rather than chance
to find out
vsto rout up
∞ 2.1

To learn something you did not know, often by searching or asking

focuses specifically on obtaining results through careful searching rather than chance learning
to search
vsto rout up
∞ 1.0

To try to find something or someone by looking carefully

emphasizes obtaining results from careful looking rather than the act alone
to look up
vsto rout up
357 1.4

To find information about something in a book, list, or online

is a broader careful search not limited to reference sources
to hunt
vsto rout up
190 1.2

To look carefully for something or someone

is to obtain or discover by searching with a possibly broader focus
to turn up
vsto rout up
155 3.0

To find something while searching or by chance

focuses on deliberate obtaining by careful search rather than chance
to hunt down
vsto rout up
148 3.9

Search for and find someone or something after a lot of effort

is about careful searching generally rather than a determined chase
to seek out
vsto rout up
122 3.0

Look for and find a person or thing, often with effort

focuses on finding through careful search without stressing a specific target
to comb
vsto rout up
66 3.3

To search a place very carefully to find something

covers careful searching broadly, not only physical place searches
to unearth
vsto rout up
23 4.4

To find hidden facts or things by careful searching

is a general careful search not limited to investigative digging
to ferret out
vsto rout up
  • Informal
13 6.7

To search carefully to find hidden facts or documents

means to obtain by careful searching but not necessarily persistent probing
to look high and low
vsto rout up
  • Informal
1 3.9

To search everywhere for something that is lost

is similar but may refer to any careful search, not exhaustive effort
to rout out
vsto rout up
  • UK
5.5

To find something after a careful search

is about obtaining results by careful searching rather than sweeping only
to fetch up
vsto rout up
  • UK
7.2

To find something without expecting it while searching

is about deliberate searching to obtain or discover rather than unexpected recovery

Antonyms

to lose
∞ 1.1

Fail to understand or follow what someone says

How Thorough

to unearth
23 4.4
to rout up
  • UK
8.4
to dig up
139 2.0
to find
∞ 1.0
to notice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

rout + up

The provided constituent 'rout' (an uncommon verb meaning animal digging) does not transparently yield the sense 'obtain or discover by searching', and 'up' is not defined here as a directional/particle to signal retrieval. Because the parts are rare or mismatched and the overall sense appears idiomatic/uncommon rather than compositionally derived, a B1 learner knowing the constituents would not reliably infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Rout up comes from the idea of forcing something out of hiding. The old verb rout means to drive out and up adds the sense of bringing it into view. Imagine turning over boxes or scaring a mouse until it runs out, so to rout up something means 'to find' it after a careful search.