LADEN

laden, oppressed

(adjective) burdened psychologically or mentally; “laden with grief”; “oppressed by a sense of failure”

laden, loaded, ladened

(adjective) filled with a great quantity; “a tray loaded with dishes”; “table laden with food”; “‘ladened’ is not current usage”

load, lade, laden, load up

(verb) fill or place a load on; “load a car”; “load the truck with hay”

ladle, lade, laden

(verb) remove with or as if with a ladle; “ladle the water out of the bowl”

LADE

load, lade, laden, load up

(verb) fill or place a load on; “load a car”; “load the truck with hay”

ladle, lade, laden

(verb) remove with or as if with a ladle; “ladle the water out of the bowl”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

laden (comparative more laden, superlative most laden)

Weighed down with a load, burdened.

Heavy.

Oppressed.

(chemistry) In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.

Verb

laden

past participle of lade

Anagrams

• Alden, Nelda, eland, lande, laned, lean'd, naled

Source: Wiktionary


Lad"en, p. & a.

Definition: Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. Is. i. 4. A ship laden with gold. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2024

SUSPECT

(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”


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