Category:Gladden

Glad"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gladdening.] Etym: [See Glad, v. t.]

Defn: To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.

gladden Glad"den, v. i.

Defn: To be or become glad; to rejoice. The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth.