rote > define

noun

• Memorization by repetition.
  • synonyms: rote learning

• (n.) A root.
• (v.i.) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
• (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
• (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.
• (v.t.) To learn or repeat by rote.