rote
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English, origin uncertain. Likely from the phrase bi (“by”) rote (“heart”), c. 1300. Some have proposed a relationship either with Old French rote/rute (“route”), or Latin rota (“wheel”) (see rotary), but the OED calls both suggestions groundless.
Noun [edit]
rote (uncountable)
- The process of learning or committing something to memory through mechanical repetition, usually by hearing and repeating aloud, often without full attention to comprehension or thought for the meaning.
- They didn’t have copies of the music for everyone, so most of us had to learn the song by rote.
- 2009, Jim Holt, Got Poetry?
- But memorize them we did, in big painful chunks, by rote repetition.
- Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
- The pastoral scenes from those commercials don’t bear too much resemblance to the rote of daily life on a farm.
Usage notes [edit]
- Commonly found in the phrase "by rote" and in attributive use: "rote learning", "rote memorization", and so on.
- Often used pejoratively in comparison with "deeper" learning that leads to "understanding".
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Translations [edit]
process of committing to memory
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Adjective [edit]
rote (comparative more rote, superlative most rote)
- By repetition or practice.
- 2000, Ami Klin; Fred R. Volkmar, Sara S. Sparrow, Asperger syndrome, page 316:
- The former may be seen as a more rote form of learning, contrasting with the latter which appears to include "executive" aspects
- 2000, Ami Klin; Fred R. Volkmar, Sara S. Sparrow, Asperger syndrome, page 316:
Verb [edit]
rote (third-person singular simple present rotes, present participle roting, simple past and past participle roted)
- (obsolete) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Zane Grey to this entry?)
Etymology 2 [edit]
c. 1600, from Old Norse rót (“tossing, pitching (of sea)”) n, perhaps related to rauta (“to roar”).
Noun [edit]
rote (uncountable)
Translations [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
rote
- first-person singular present indicative of roter
- third-person singular present indicative of roter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of roter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of roter
- second-person singular imperative of roter
Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈʀoːtə/
Adjective [edit]
rote
- strong feminine singular nominative form of rot.
- strong feminine singular accusative form of rot.
- strong plural nominative form of rot.
- strong plural accusative form of rot.
- weak masculine singular nominative form of rot.
- weak feminine singular nominative form of rot.
- weak feminine singular accusative form of rot.
- weak neuter singular nominative form of rot.
- weak neuter singular accusative form of rot.
- mixed feminine singular nominative form of rot.
- mixed feminine singular accusative form of rot.
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse róta.
Verb [edit]
rote (present tense roter; past tense and past participle rota or rotet)
- to untidy, to make a mess
- (slang) to fool around (engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts)
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Related terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
rote (infinitive rotar)
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