rout (v.) Copy link Outline 1. fŭgo, 12. prōflīgo, 1 (to overthrow; esp. with ref. to the defeat of a great host)3. fundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3 (to break and throw into confusion)4. dissĭpo, 1 (to scatter)5. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3 • rout (v.): 1. fŭgo, 1: having r.'d all the cavalry, fugato omni equitatu, Caes. B. G. 1, 52. 2. prōflīgo, 1 (to overthrow; esp. with ref. to the defeat of a great host): to r. the forces of the enemy, profligare copias hostium, Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 36. 3. fundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3 (to break and throw into confusion): id. Mur. 9, 20. 4. dissĭpo, 1 (to scatter): the Samnites were utterly r.'d ..., in fugam dissipati sunt, Liv. 8, 39. 5. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3: esp. in p. part.: Caes. B. G. 1, 7 (exercitum pulsum et sub jugum missum): Cic. Join: (Romanos) pulsos superatosque, Caes.