rote

Definitions

1. 1.A root. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] Shak.
6. 6.To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] Z. Grey.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is rote.

• What is the noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut called?
• What is to learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] Shak called?
• What is to go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] Z. Grey called?