lade
3 synonyms for lade, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To load a ship or vehicle with goods.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English laden, from Old English hladan and Old English hleadan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”).
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