gladden Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make glad or happy
    joy.
  2. verb become glad or happy

WordNet

Glad"den transitive verb
Etymology
See Glad, v. t.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gladdened ; present participle & verbal noun Gladdening
Definitions
  1. To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate.
    A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.
Glad"den intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To be or become glad; to rejoice.
    The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth.

Webster 1913