Rote means learning by saying or doing something again and again. People use it when they do not try to understand it well but remember it by repeating.
She learned the poem by rote.
Children often learn times tables by rote.
Rote can mean a usual way of doing something that people do often and without thinking. It is a habit or a fixed routine.
He goes to work by rote every day.
She brushes her teeth by rote each morning.
Rote is also a way or system to learn, often in old or strict schools. It uses repetition and does not focus on understanding.
Old schools followed a rote for teaching Latin.
This rote is criticized for not encouraging thinking.
Rote can also mean a regular road or way where people or vehicles go often. It is like a set path or journey.
The bus follows the same rote every morning.
They walked the rote through the village.
Rote is sometimes used to show a bad or weak way of learning. It means repeating things without thinking or understanding well.
Modern teachers avoid rote in classrooms.
Rote learning does not help critical thinking.
