Rote

Definition of Rote

n.	1.	A root.
	1.	(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.
	1.	The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
	1.	A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote. till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote. - Chaucer. Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. - Shak.
v. t.	1.	To learn or repeat by rote. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roting.]
v. i.	1.	To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.

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