gladden

[ glad-n ]

/ ˈglæd n /

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verb (used with object)

to make glad.

verb (used without object)

Obsolete. to be glad.

Words related to gladden

elate, brighten, hearten, delight, cheer, warm

Words nearby gladden

glad rags, glad-hand, glad-hander, gladbach-rheydt, gladbeck, gladden, gladdon, glade, gladiate, gladiator, gladiatorial

Origin of gladden

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

OTHER WORDS FROM gladden

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

synonym study for gladden

1. See cheer.

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Examples from the Web for gladden

Saith not the Scripture, also, He giveth wine to gladden man's heart?
The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams
I'll repaint the kitchen and get Katy some new cooking utensils to gladden her soul.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter
All nature, which had been shrouded in darkness to me, seemed now to praise the great Creator and gladden my heart.
Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States|Moses Swan
This is a book that will gladden the hearts of many girl readers because of its charming air of comradeship and reality.
Mary Ware's Promised Land|Annie Fellows Johnston

Then M. Carrel came every day to chat with his favorite pupil and gladden Mrs. Bagot's heart.
Trilby|George Du Maurier

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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