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gladden(dictionary)

gladden (iou)



gladden verb. LME.
[from GLAD adjective + -EN5.]
verb intrans. Be or become glad, rejoice. Long rare before E19. LME.
Wordsworth That all the Alps may gladden in thy might.
verb trans. Make glad. M16.
J. Ruskin [An orchard] which was gladdened..by flushes of almond and..peach blossom.
gladdener noun L19.