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“Rote” or “Wrote”

rote / wrote are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

rote r·OW·t

  • nounmemorization by repetition.

wrote r·OW·t

  • verbproduce a literary work.
  • verbcommunicate or express by writing.
  • verbcommunicate (with) in writing.
  • verbcommunicate by letter.
  • verbmark or trace on a surface.
  • verbrecord data on a computer.
  • verbcreate code, write a computer program.
Usage

Examples in context

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“rote”

  • …of algorithmic composition programs beyond rote playback.
  • Each rote was led by a rotemaster.
  • On his release from "protective custody" he worked as a…
  • …25 men split into four rote with six man each that…
  • …Europe, at places such as Rote Sonne (Munich), Culture Box (Copenhagen),…
  • Rotemasters marched in front of each…
  • Rote Kapelle.
  • Gert Rosiejka: Die Rote Kapelle.
  • …he became a member of Rote Hilfe ("Red Aid"), a workers'…
  • …in doing so he emphasized rote memorization at the expense of…

“wrote”

  • …and pathos that Inge had wrote into them".
  • He wrote several hundred pages in his…
  • Eaton wrote a letter back to Ingham…
  • Eaton wrote to all three men demanding…
  • …10th century Cormac Mac Cárthaigh wrote about "four great fires...lighted up…
  • …Cups of Coffee", which he wrote and recorded in the early
  • Julius Wellhausen wrote of him that "His age…
  • …1980, Watson and Michael Bishop wrote the first transatlantic SF novel…
  • …of the film, Ginia Bellafante wrote, "It is one of the…
  • …as the team's captain, and wrote himself into the appearance records…

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