rote
IPA: rˈoʊt
noun
- Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
- (rare) The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
- (music) 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.
- Synonym of crowd.
verb
- (obsolete) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
- (transitive) To learn or repeat by rote.
adjective
- By repetition or practice.
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Examples of "rote" in Sentences
- He memorized the words by rote.
- He is known for rote in his school.
- He is good at rote but poor at coming up with creative ideas.
- The dawn to dusk teaching was mostly the rote learning of Latin.
- As the the church grew, the rituals became more formal and rote.
- It is your duty to rote all the words by the end of the weekend.
- Balzac had difficulty adapting to the rote style of learning at the school.
- The reason for the name change was given in the talk section of rote memory.
- It is the same information that Americans were all taught in rote in school.
- People, who are good at rote, does not mean that they are also good at studying.