gladden

Verb
Synonyms: joy

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. make glad or happySynonyms: joy
  2. become glad or happy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i. To be or become glad; to rejoice. [1913 Webster]

The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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