Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to blockade
Participle: blockaded
Gerund: blockading
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | blockade |
| you | blockade |
| he;she;it | blockades |
| we | blockade |
| you | blockade |
| they | blockade |
Perfect
| I | have blockaded |
| you | have blockaded |
| he;she;it | has blockaded |
| we | have blockaded |
| you | have blockaded |
| they | have blockaded |
Past
| I | blockaded |
| you | blockaded |
| he;she;it | blockaded |
| we | blockaded |
| you | blockaded |
| they | blockaded |
Pluperfect
| I | had blockaded |
| you | had blockaded |
| he;she;it | had blockaded |
| we | had blockaded |
| you | had blockaded |
| they | had blockaded |
Future
| I | will blockade |
| you | will blockade |
| he;she;it | will blockade |
| we | will blockade |
| you | will blockade |
| they | will blockade |
Future Perfect
| I | will have blockaded |
| you | will have blockaded |
| he;she;it | will have blockaded |
| we | will have blockaded |
| you | will have blockaded |
| they | will have blockaded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | blockade |
| you | blockade |
| he;she;it | blockade |
| we | blockade |
| you | blockade |
| they | blockade |
Perfect
| I | have blockaded |
| you | have blockaded |
| he;she;it | have blockaded |
| we | have blockaded |
| you | have blockaded |
| they | have blockaded |
Imperfect
| I | blockaded |
| you | blockaded |
| he;she;it | blockaded |
| we | blockaded |
| you | blockaded |
| they | blockaded |
Pluperfect
| I | had blockaded |
| you | had blockaded |
| he;she;it | had blockaded |
| we | had blockaded |
| you | had blockaded |
| they | had blockaded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would blockade |
| you | would blockade |
| he;she;it | would blockade |
| we | would blockade |
| you | would blockade |
| they | would blockade |
Perfect
| I | would have blockaded |
| you | would have blockaded |
| he;she;it | would have blockaded |
| we | would have blockaded |
| you | would have blockaded |
| they | would have blockaded |
Imperative
| you | blockade |
| we | Let's blockade |
| you | blockade |
Verbs conjugated like 'blockade'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'blockade'
brocade,
stockade,
bilocate,
biocode,
blade,
block,
blockhead,
bloviate,
locate,
stoccade,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From block + -ade, probably after Dutch blocquade (now blokkade) or German Blockade.
Sample Sentences
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On January 5 1969, residents blockaded the level crossing at Newcastleton, ahead of the final passenger train. It was only after the then-local MP David (now Lord) Steel had alighted from the St Pancras-bound Sleeper service and negotiated their dispersal (in return for the release without charge of one of the protest organisers, Reverend Brydon Maben) that the train was allowed on its way. [2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 52:]
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Its success has even spawned a term, “Dubaification” — the spread of the same malls and towers, restaurants, airport lounges and luxury brands that make places feel secure and, despite its proximity to Iran and the now blockaded Strait of Hormuz, out of harm’s way. [2026 March 16, Richard Florida, “Could This Be the End of Dubai?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2026:]