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adjective
1.
burdened; loaded down.
verb (used with object)
2.
to lade.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
2.
to load oppressively; burden (used chiefly in the passive): laden with many responsibilities.
3.
to fill or cover abundantly (used chiefly in the passive): trees laden with fruit; a man laden with honors.
4.
to lift or throw in or out, as a fluid, with a ladle or other utensil.
verb (used without object)
5.
to take on a load.
6.
to lade a liquid.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English laden, Old English hladan to load, draw up (water); cognate with Dutch laden, German laden, Old Norse hlatha to load. Compare ladle
before 900; Middle English laden, Old English hladan to load, draw up (water); cognate with Dutch laden, German laden, Old Norse hlatha to load. Compare ladle
Related forms
lad·er, noun
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| laden (ˈleɪdən) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | a past participle of lade |
| —adj | |
| 2. | weighed down with a load; loaded |
| 3. | encumbered; burdened |
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Word Origin & History
lade
O.E. hladan (past tense hlod, pp. gehladen) "to load, heap" (the general Gmc. sense), also "to draw water" (a meaning peculiar to Eng.), from P.Gmc. *khlad- (cf. O.N. hlaða, O.Fris. hlada, O.H.G. hladen, Ger. laden), from PIE *klat- (cf. Lith. kloti "to spread," O.C.S. klado "to set, place").
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