lade
Americanverb (used with object)
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to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
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to load oppressively; burden (used chiefly in the passive).
laden with many responsibilities.
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to fill or cover abundantly (used chiefly in the passive).
trees laden with fruit; a man laden with honors.
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to lift or throw in or out, as a fluid, with a ladle or other utensil.
verb (used without object)
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to take on a load.
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to lade a liquid.
verb
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to put cargo or freight on board (a ship, etc) or (of a ship, etc) to take on cargo or freight
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to burden or oppress
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to fill or load
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to remove (liquid) with or as if with a ladle
noun
Other Word Forms
- lader noun
Etymology
Origin of lade
before 900; Middle English laden, Old English hladan to load, draw up (water); cognate with Dutch laden, German laden, Old Norse hlatha to load. ladle
Example Sentences
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It also isn’t filled with the kind of bloatware that manufacturers usually lade cheap phones with in a desperate bid to offset the cost and increase the profit margin.
From The Verge • May 7, 2019
After that, still another three to six months generally pass before price increases start to lade.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Tail like our choc- lade, sharp beak, mos’ white on ’is body.”
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
He resented this lade of patriotism in a countrywoman of his own, it forced him into a strong and quite sincere opposition.
From The Shadow of the Past by Young, F.E. Mills
When just ready to boil, put in the herbs, cut or uncut; and when ready again to boil, lade it to and fro to prevent its boiling.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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