routed

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of route. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   The crew routed the wires under the floor.

   Our calls were routed to a new number.

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2. 2
   SayROW-tidUS/ˈɹaʊtɪd/UK/ˈɹaʊ.tɪd/

   verb

   Past tense and past participle of rout, to defeat completely. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had or was.

   Our team routed the visitors by thirty points.

   The knights routed the invaders before sunset.

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3. 3
   SayROW-tidUS/ˈɹaʊtɪd/UK/ˈɹaʊ.tɪd/

   adjective

   Beaten badly and completely in a fight or contest.

   Like a sandcastle knocked flat by one big wave.

   The routed army fled across the river in disarray.

   Fans of the routed home team filed out early.

   Similardefeated, beaten, vanquished, crushed

   Oppositevictorious, triumphant

4. 4
   adjectivein compounds

   Given a set path to travel along.

   Like a mail truck that follows the same streets every day.

   The routed truck made twelve stops before noon.

   Every routed parcel carries a barcode for tracking.

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