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gladden

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glad⋅den

  [glad-n]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make glad.
–verb (used without object)
2. Obsolete. to be glad.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see glad 1 , -en 1

Related forms:
glad⋅den⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See cheer.
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glad·den   (glād'n)   
v.   glad·dened, glad·den·ing, glad·dens

v.   tr.
To make glad. See Synonyms at please.
v.   intr. Archaic
To be glad.
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