Definition

Verb: 1. To find or obtain by searching, especially by rummaging or digging around: This verb describes the action of locating something through a thorough, often somewhat disorderly, search. It implies effort and investigation to uncover something that is not immediately visible or accessible.

Usage

The verb "rout up" is used to describe the act of searching for and successfully finding something. It often carries a connotation of the search being persistent, involving looking through various places or sources. - It is typically used in informal contexts. - The object of the search (what is found) is the direct object of the verb.

Examples

• Verb:
  • I managed to rout up an old photograph from the attic.
  • The journalist routed up some crucial documents for the story.
  • Can you rout up a spare pen from that drawer?

Advanced Usage

• "rout up information": To uncover or dig out facts or data through investigation.
  • The researcher routed up new information about the historical event.

Variants and Related Words

• Rout out (verb): A phrasal verb with a very similar meaning, often used interchangeably with "rout up" to mean to find by searching.
  • He routed out his old baseball glove from the garage.

Synonyms

• Unearth: To find something that was buried or hidden.
• Ferret out: To discover something by searching thoroughly and determinedly.
• Dig up: To find or reveal something, especially information, after searching.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Rout out: As noted above, this is a direct variant meaning to find or force out by searching.
  • We need to rout out the cause of the problem.

Verb

1. get or find by searching
   • What did you rout out in the library?