lade

\ ˈlād

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laded; laded or laden\ ˈlā-dᵊn

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Definition of lade

transitive verb

1a : to put a load or burden on or in : load

b : to put or place as a load especially for shipment : ship

c : to load heavily or oppressively

intransitive verb

1 : to take on cargo : load a place for ships to lade

2 : to take up or convey a liquid by dipping

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Most of us know lade in its past participle form laden, as shown in our examples. Likely also familiar is the adjective laden, best distinguished from the verb by its placement before nouns, as in "laden ships" or "a laden heart." (The adjective is also at work in hyphenated terms like "sugar-laden.") Lade has been in use for more than a millennium and formerly had a nominal counterpart: the noun lade meaning "load" or "cargo" dates from around the same time but hasn't been in use since the early 16th century. A few short decades after it faded from active use, the noun lading took on the same meaning. Lading is still in use and appears most often in "bill of lading"-a term referring to a document that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport.

Examples of lade in a Sentence

the cook laded the stew into small bowls the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market

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These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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“Lade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lade. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.

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