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Definitions gladden verb  (transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad. 1798: William Wordsworth, The Nightingale http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=751382270&tag=Wordsworth,+William:+Lyrical+Ballads,+1798&query=+gladden&id=Wor2Lyr :A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, :Yet let us think upon the vernal showers :That the green earth, and we shall find :A pleasure in the dimness of the stars. 1838: Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=text&offset=266704619&textreg=2&query=+gladden&id=DicOliv :Her body was bent by age; her limbs trembled with palsy; her face, distorted into a mumbling leer, resembled more the grotesque shaping of some wild pencil, than the work of Nature's hand. Alas! How few of Nature's faces are left alone to us with their beauty! (context, intransitive, archaic) To become more glad in one's disposition. 1470: Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=text&offset=456406326&textreg=2&query=+gladden&id=Mal2Mor :In May when every lusty heart flourisheth and bourgeoneth, for as the season is lusty to behold and comfortable, so man and woman rejoice and of summer coming with his fresh flowers... Etymology: From glad + -en. Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for gladden for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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