begladden

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begladden

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From be- (“about, all over”) + gladden.

verb begladdens · begladdening · begladdened

transitive To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy. Such a hope would begladden the heart of the most insipid.
Similar: cheer up, hearten, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cherish, content, delight

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@misc{begladden_2026,
  title = {begladden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/begladden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}