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Lated vs Laced - What's the difference?

lated | laced |

As adjectives the difference between lated and laced

is that lated is (obsolete) belated; too late while laced is tainted with something, especially a drug.

As a verb laced is

(lace).

lated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) belated; too late
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    laced

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tainted with something, especially a drug.
    • I don't know what it was laced with, but he passed out a minute after drinking that first beer.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lace)
  • Especially of shoelaces, intertwined and neatly knotted.
    • Are your shoes laced up yet?
    The handkercheif was laced up into a neat little pillow.

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