Definitions

1. noun

a monotonous or unthinking repetition of a process or action; a habitual or mechanical procedure

“The teacher’s grading system had become a tedious rote that took away from the creativity of the students.”

2. noun

the process of memorizing or learning a piece of information in a mechanical way

“Students often rely on rote to memorize historical dates and names, but forget the context behind them.”

3. verb

to memorize or learn information in a mechanical way

“He spent hours rote-memorizing the entire script for the play, but struggled to understand the characters’ motivations.”

4. verb

to perform a task in a mechanical or unthinking way

“The factory workers were forced to rote-assemble the same toy over and over again, day in and day out.”