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

His character in Crookhaven, Ade, has a twin brother called Ede and they are both super-geeks and skilful hackers who call themselves 'the Brothers Crim'

From BBC

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

Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan earlier said while the decision to ban the marches was not taken lightly, "the risk of public disorder was so severe, we did not have any other choice".

From BBC

Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, Public Order lead for the Met, said that the ban applied to the "Al Quds march and any associated counter-protest marches" and would be in place from 16:00 on Wednesday, to last one month.

From BBC

When Stoke were battling against relegation from the Championship in March 2003, we brought in striker Ade Akinbiyi on loan from Crystal Palace and goalkeeper Mark Crossley from Middlesbrough.

From BBC