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English Dictionary: gladden by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladden
v
  1. make glad or happy
    Synonym(s): gladden, joy
    Antonym(s): sadden
  2. become glad or happy
    Antonym(s): sadden
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i.
      To be or become glad; to rejoice.
  
               The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.]
      To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
      exhilarate.
  
               A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                                              --Addison.
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