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  Ade

  noun

  George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
• -ade
  -ade

  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 .

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; see ad ¹

Explanation

An ade is a sweet, cold summer drink. Most ades are based on fruit juice. Ade is a slang term for a sweet drink, more often used as a suffix. The most common kind of ade is lemonade, though you might also see limeade on a menu. Both of these drinks are made with fruit juice that's diluted with water and sweetened with sugar or honey. In Britain, an orangeade is a fizzy, carbonated drink.

Example Sentences

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Younger people, who have been steeped in technology their entire lives, “live online. They trust what they do,” says Ade Clewlow, associate director and senior adviser at cybersecurity consulting firm NCC Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

"It's very challenging logistically to respond," said Ade Soekadis, executive director of Mercy Corps Indonesia, an aid group.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

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

For the opening and closing ceremonies, Balding will be joined by broadcaster and former wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan and Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024

Ade smiled as he greeted us, but it was a strained smile.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Also we have ambassade, ambuscade, balustrade, brigade, cascade, &c. from French, words in -ade.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Note 2.—In the preterit singular, -ade, -ude, and -ede are not infrequent for -ode.

From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)