4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.] To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. [1913 Webster] A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. --Addison. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i. To be or become glad; to rejoice. [1913 Webster] The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gladden v 1: make glad or happy [syn: {joy}] [ant: {sadden}] 2: become glad or happy [ant: {sadden}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gladden": animate, beatify, bless, boost, brighten, buoy up, cheer, comfort, console, delectate, delight, elate, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, give a lift, gratify, happify, hearten, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, liven, make happy, pick up, pleasure, quicken, rejoice, rejoice the heart, solace, vitalize, vivify
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