different between unladen vs unlade

unladen

English

Etymology

un- +? laden, from lade (to load or burden).

Adjective

unladen (not comparable)

  1. Not carrying anything; unburdened.
    • 1975, Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
      What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Verb

unladen

  1. past participle of unlade

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unlade

English

Etymology

un- +? lade

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e?d

Verb

unlade (third-person singular simple present unlades, present participle unlading, simple past unladed, past participle unladen)

  1. (transitive) To unload.
  2. (transitive) To disburden; take the burden from; relieve.
  3. (transitive) To discharge the cargo from.
  4. (intransitive) To discharge a cargo; discharge a burden.

Derived terms

  • unladen adjective

References

  • unlade in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • Deluna, unlead

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