The Meaning of rote

• (n.) A root.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
• (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
• (v. t.) To learn or repeat by rote.
• (v. i.) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.

Synonyms

rote learning

Homophones

roat , rowte , wrote

Rhymes

afloat , anecdote , antidote , asymptote , bacote , banknote , banxquote , bloat , boat , capote , chipote , choat , choate , coat , connote , cote , creosote , cutthroat , demote , denote , devote , dote , ferryboat , flatboat , float , footnote , gloat , goat , groat , grote , gunboat , haute , hinote , houseboat , keynote , kote , lifeboat , misquote , moat , mote , motorboat , note , oat , outvote , overcoat , petticoat , pote , powerboat , promote , quote , raincoat , redcoat , remote , rewrote , roat , rowboat , sailboat , scapegoat , shoat , shote , showboat , sloate , smote , speedboat , sproat , steamboat , stoat , terre-haute , throat , tote , towboat , tugboat , turncoat , uncoat , undercoat , underwrote , unquote , vogt , vote , wrote