Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gladden"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i.
To be or become glad; to rejoice.
The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight.
--Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gladden
v 1: make glad or happy [syn: {joy}] [ant: {sadden}]
2: become glad or happy [ant: {sadden}]
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