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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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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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