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- [leyd]
- /leɪd/
- /leɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leyd]
- /leɪd/
Definitions of lade word
- verb with object lade to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load. 1
- verb with object lade to load oppressively; burden (used chiefly in the passive): laden with many responsibilities. 1
- verb with object lade to fill or cover abundantly (used chiefly in the passive): trees laden with fruit; a man laden with honors. 1
- verb with object lade to lift or throw in or out, as a fluid, with a ladle or other utensil. 1
- verb without object lade to take on a load. 1
- verb without object lade to lade a liquid. 1
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Origin of lade
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English laden, Old English hladan to load, draw up (water); cognate with Dutch laden, German laden, Old Norse hlatha to load. Cf. ladle
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Parts of speech for Lade
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lade usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lade
verb lade
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- douse — to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
- bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- souse — to swoop or pounce upon.
- submerge — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
Antonyms for lade
verb lade
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.