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Gladden definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLAD'DEN, v.t. glad'n. To make glad; to cheer; to please; to exhilarate. The news of peace gladdens our hearts.
Churches will every where gladden his eye,
and hymns of praise vibrate upon his ear.
GLAD'DEN, v.i. glad'n. To become glad; to rejoice.
So shall your country ever gladden at the sound of your voice.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: make glad or happy [syn: gladden, joy] [ant: sadden]
2: become glad or happy [ant: sadden]

Merriam Webster's

verb (gladdened; gladdening) Date: 13th century intransitive verb archaic to be glad transitive verb to make glad

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. & intr. make or become glad. Derivatives: gladdener n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gladden Glad"den, v. i. To be or become glad; to rejoice. The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. --Wordsworth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gladden Glad"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gladdening.] [See Glad, v. t.] To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. --Addison.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gladdens, gladdening, gladdened) 1. If you say that something gladdens someone's heart, you mean that it makes them feel pleased and hopeful. (WRITTEN) ...a conclusion that should gladden the hearts of all animal-rights activists. PHRASE: V and N inflect 2. If something gladdens you, it makes you feel happy and pleased. (LITERARY) Charles's visit surprised him and gladdened him. ? sadden VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Delight, cheer, gratify, rejoice, bless, exhilarate, glad, make glad, please highly, make joyous or happy, fill with joy or pleasure, render-light-hearted. II. v. n. Become glad, grow happy or joyous, smile, beam, light up, grow light, brighten, grow bright.

Moby Thesaurus

animate, beatify, bless, boost, brighten, buoy up, cheer, comfort, console, delectate, delight, elate, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, give a lift, gratify, happify, hearten, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, liven, make happy, pick up, pleasure, quicken, rejoice, rejoice the heart, solace, vitalize, vivify