distribute vs lade

distribute

verb
  • To deliver or pass out. 

  • To have employees working remotely from multiple locations. 

  • To supply to retail outlets. 

  • To scatter or spread. 

  • To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases. 

  • To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise. 

  • To divide into portions and dispense. 

  • To classify or separate into categories. 

  • To be distributive. 

  • To apportion (more or less evenly). 

  • To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table. 

lade

verb
  • To weigh down, oppress, or burden. 

  • To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass. 

  • To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water). 

  • To admit water by leakage. 

  • To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). 

noun
  • The mouth of a river. 

  • Water pumped into and out of mills, especially woolen mills. 

  • A load. 

How often have the words distribute and lade occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )