gladden

4 definitions found

gladden - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                    --Addison.
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  Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i.
     To be or become glad; to rejoice.
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           The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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gladden - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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

gladden - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gladden":
     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