overlade

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”).

overlade (third-person singular simple present overlades, present participle overlading, simple past overladed, past participle overladed or overladen)

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

• Dearlove, overdeal, overlead

From over +‎ lade. Compare German überlassen, Swedish överlåta, Dutch overlaten.

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overlade (imperative overlad, infinitive at overlade, present tense overlader, past tense overlod, perfect tense har overladt)

1. to hand over, hand, leave (pass responsibility, control or ownership to somebody else)

   Børnene blev overladt til sig selv.

   The children were left to fend for themselves.

   Han overlod aldrig noget til tilfældighederne.

   He never left anything to chance.

   • 2017, "Trump har overladt Syrien til Rusland", Politiken link to article on Politiken

     Præsident Trump har overladt Syrien til Rusland. Irak har han overladt til iransk indflydelse.

     President Trump has handed over Syria to Russia. He has handed over Iraq to Iranian influence.

• “overlade” in Den Danske Ordbog