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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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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
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British Dictionary definitions for gladden
gladden
/ (ˈɡlædən) /
verb
to make or become glad and joyful
Derived forms of gladden
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