gladden

[ glad-n ]

/ ˈglæd n /

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verb (used with object)

to make glad.

verb (used without object)

Obsolete. to be glad.

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Origin of gladden

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at glad¹, -en¹

synonym study for gladden

1. See cheer.

OTHER WORDS FROM gladden

glad·den·er, nounun·glad·den, verb (used with object)

Words nearby gladden

glacis plate, Glackens, glad, Gladbach-Rheydt, Gladbeck, gladden, gladdon, glade, glad eye, glad hand, glad-hander

How to use gladden in a sentence

That kind of moralizing would gladden the hearts of 19th-century prohibitionists, but it has no place in modern, evidence-based dietary guidelines.
Prohibitionist dogma has no place in government alcohol guidance|jakemeth|November 22, 2020|Fortune
I also realize how lucky we are that Robert Gladden's step-father kept his weapons under lock and key.
Yes, We Can Blame Nancy Lanza|David Frum|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Long before that, however, the sun had come back to gladden the Polar regions, and break up the reign of ancient night.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
If they are depressed, they smoke or chew tobacco, and gladden themselves therewith.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

In his heart he longed for a bed that night, and a cup of hot coffee to gladden his gizzard.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden
Its bluish purple flowers gladden the bare brown hillsides with great profusion of bloom, in earnest of returning life.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore
A noble simplicity and wholesomeness will characterize the life of man, and universal peace will gladden his heart.
Beyond|Henry Seward Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for gladden

gladden

/ (ˈɡlædən) /

verb

to make or become glad and joyful

Derived forms of gladden

gladdener, noun

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