What does "gladden" mean?
Gladden: To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.
Additional senses
- 2.To be or become glad; to rejoice. The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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