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