overlade

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overlade

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From Middle English overladen, equivalent to over- + lade. Cognate with Dutch overladen (“to overlade, overload”), German überladen (“to overload, overburden”), Swedish överladda (“to overload, overcharge”).

verb overlades · overlading · overladed · overladen

transitive To load with too great a cargo or other burden; overburden; overload.

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@misc{overlade_2026,
  title = {overlade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overlade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}