gladden
[ glad-n ]
/ ˈglæd n /
verb (used with object)
to make glad.
verb (used without object)
Obsolete. to be glad.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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1. See cheer.
OTHER WORDS FROM gladden
glad·den·er, nounun·glad·den, verb (used with object)Words nearby gladden
glad rags, glad-hand, glad-hander, gladbach-rheydt, gladbeck, gladden, gladdon, glade, gladiate, gladiator, gladiatorial
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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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