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laden

American  
[leyd-n] / ˈleɪd n /

adjective

  1. burdened; loaded down.

verb (used with object)

  1. to lade.

laden British  
/ ˈleɪdən /

verb

  1. a past participle of lade 1

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adjective

  1. weighed down with a load; loaded

  2. encumbered; burdened

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unladen adjective

Etymology

Origin of laden

First recorded in 1585–95; lade + -en 3, -en 1

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