WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rout out v 1: get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the library?" [syn: rout up, rout out] 2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [syn: rout out, drive out, force out, rouse] 3: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: rout, rout out, expel]