Ade

¹ American  

[eyd] / eɪd /

noun

1. George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.

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-ade ² American  

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 .

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-ade ³ American  

1. a collective suffix like -ad: decade .

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-ade British  

suffix

1. a sweetened drink made of various fruits

   lemonade

   limeade

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Etymology

Origin of -ade²

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

Origin of -ade³

< French < Greek; ad ¹

Example Sentences

Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said police had made 12 arrests, "including for showing support for a proscribed organisation, affray and for threatening or abusive behaviour".

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

The film plays Thursday as part of the festival’s Discovery section, where filmmakers such as Alfonso Cuarón, Maren Ade, Christopher Nolan, Yorgos Lanthimos and Barry Jenkins have also premiered early works.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

Ade Salim Lilly, 35, pleaded guilty in May, admitting to the court that he made the calls between February 2022 and November 2023.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

“The U.K. terrorism threat level remains at ‘substantial,’ meaning an attack is likely,” said Ade Adelekan, the deputy assistant commissioner for the Metropolitan Police in London.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

It rained heavily the day Ade Coker died, a strange, furious rain in the middle of the parched harmattan.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie