-ade

¹

1. a suffix found in nouns denoting action or process or a person or persons acting, appearing in loanwords from French and sometimes from Spanish (cannonade; fusillade; renegade ), but also attached to native stems: blockade; escapade; masquerade .

2. a noun suffix indicating a drink made of a particular fruit, normally a citrus: lemonade .

-ade

²

1. a collective suffix like -ad: decade .

Ade

³

[eyd]

noun

1. George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.

-ade

suffix

1. a sweetened drink made of various fruits

   lemonade

   limeade

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ade¹

< French < Provençal, Spanish, or Upper Italian -ada < Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate ¹; or < Spanish -ado < Latin -ātus -ate ¹

Origin of -ade²

< French < Greek; ad ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ade¹

from French, from Latin -āta made of, feminine past participle of verbs ending in -āre

Example Sentences

I met Ade, a 20-year-old who had recently started sextorting men.

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Ade was told to eat part of the offering - a ritual the spiritualist said would bind him to wealth and protection.

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For Ade, it was not superstition but a business expense.

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Detective Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said he was in the process of "dismantling" the custody team at Charing Cross.

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Emma and Ade Cartlich are the owners of dog chaperone service Precious Pets Weddings.

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