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Noun: route  root or rawt [N. Amer], root [Brit]
  1. An established line of travel or access
    "The hikers followed the well-worn route through the forest";
    - path, itinerary
     
  2. An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    "They took a scenic route through the mountains";
    - road
Verb: route (routed,routeing, also routing)  root or rawt [N. Amer], root [Brit]
  1. Divert in a specified direction
    "The traffic was routed around the accident site"
     
  2. Establish or send on a specific path or course
    "The planners routed the highway through the valley"
     
  3. Send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
    "The secretary routed the memos to the relevant departments"

Sounds like: roomy, roomie, rheumy

Derived forms: routes, routeing

Type of: despatch [Brit], deviate, direct, dispatch, divert, line, send, send off, way

Encyclopedia: Route