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Wade (?), n. Woad. [Obs.] Mortimer.
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Wade (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wading.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va&unr_;a, Sw. vada, Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. Evade, Invade, Pervade, Waddle.]
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1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.]
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When might is joined unto cruelty,
Alas, too deep will the venom wade. Chaucer.
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Forbear, and wade no further in this speech. Old Play.
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2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
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So eagerly the fiend . . .
With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,
And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies. Milton.
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3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed &unr_;lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly &unr_;inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
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And wades through fumes, and gropes his way. Dryden.
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The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties. Davenant.
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Wade, v. t. To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded &unr_;he rivers and swamps.
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Wade (?), n. The act of wading. [Colloq.]
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