# routed

Pronunciation: say "ROO-tid" US /ˈɹutɪd/, UK /ˈɹuː.tɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of route. — simple past and past participle of route
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of route. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The network automatically routed traffic around the failed server._
   - _Engineers routed the new pipeline through the valley._
2. Simple past and past participle of rout. — simple past and past participle of rout (pronounced: say "ROW-tid" US /ˈɹaʊtɪd/, UK /ˈɹaʊ.tɪd/)
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of rout, to defeat completely. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had or was.
   - _The general routed the opposing forces within hours._
   - _The challengers were routed in straight sets._

## Adjective

3. Defeated decisively and completely in a battle, contest, or competition. (pronounced: say "ROW-tid" US /ˈɹaʊtɪd/, UK /ˈɹaʊ.tɪd/)
   - Simple: Beaten badly and completely in a fight or contest.
   - _The routed battalion scattered into the surrounding hills._
   - _The routed challengers conceded the championship without protest._
4. Assigned a particular path or course to follow.
   - Simple: Given a set path to travel along.
   - _Each routed delivery follows the same streets day after day._
   - _A routed data packet travels only along the paths its headers permit._

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 4** — Formed from the word "route" with the suffix "-ed".
**Meanings 2–3** — Formed from the word "rout" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/routed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).