gladden
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gladden¹
- /ˈɡlædən/
- [ˈɡlædn̩]
Sounds like gladen · Rhymes with -ædən
verb gladdens · gladdening · gladdened
- To cause (something) to become more glad. A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, / Yet let us think upon the vernal showers / That gladden the green earth, and we shall find / A pleasure in the dimness of the stars.
- To become more glad in one's disposition.
Similar: beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cheer up, cherish, content, delight, elate, elevate, enbliss, exhilarate, fain, gay, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happify, happy, hearten, jollify, laetificate, light up, make someone's day, perk up, please, raise someone's spirits · Opposite: sadden
Gladden²
proper noun Gladdens
- A surname.
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verb
Similar: beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cheer up, cherish, content, delight, elate, elevate, enbliss, exhilarate, fain, gay, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happify, happy, hearten, jollify, laetificate, light up, make someone's day, perk up, please, raise someone's spirits · Opposite: sadden
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verb to cause to become more glad
| Español | alborozar, alegrar, contentar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 喜ばせる yorokobaseru, 楽しませる tanoshimaseru |
| 中文 | 使高興 /使高兴 shǐ gāoxìng, 使喜悅 /使喜悦, 使喜悦 shǐ xǐyuè |
| Français | réjouir |
| Deutsch | freuen, erfreuen |
| Italiano | rallegrare, allietare |
| Română | bucura, îmbucura |
| Русский | ра́довать rádovatʹ, обра́довать obrádovatʹ, весели́ть veselítʹ, развесели́ть razveselítʹ |
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