rout out

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to discover or obtain something by searching thoroughly

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   rout something out / rout out something

   Usage: A noun object may follow out or come between the verb and particle. Put a personal pronoun between them: rout it out.

   She managed to rout out the original receipt from a drawer.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She managed to rout out the original receipt from a drawer.

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