sade

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/seɪd/

verb

To tire, weary.

OriginMiddle English saden ← Old English sadian ← Proto-West Germanic *sadōn →
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Meanings

sade1

verbsade (third-person singular simple present sades, present participle sading, simple past and past participle saded)

present singular third person sades · participle present sading · participle past saded · past saded

  1. dialectalTo tire, weary.

sade2

nounsade (plural sades)

plural sades

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sadhe.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂-“to satiate, be satisfied”
  2. Proto-Germanic*sadaz“sated”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*sadōn“to satiate, become satisfied”
  4. Old Englishsadian“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”
  5. Middle Englishsaden“to weary, become weary or satisfied”
  6. Englishsade

From Middle English saden (“to weary, become weary or satisfied”), from Old English sadian (“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”), from Proto-West Germanic *sadōn (“to satiate, become satisfied”), from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, be satisfied”). Doublet of sate, a later variant; also cognate with English sad.

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APA

sade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sade

MLA

“sade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sade.

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