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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gladden \Glad"den\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, verb (used with an object)] To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate.
A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. --Addison.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gladden \Glad"den\, verb (used without an object) To be or become glad; to rejoice.
The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. --Wordsworth.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gladden
verb
1: make glad or happy [syn: {joy}] [ant: {sadden}]
2: become glad or happy [ant: {sadden}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gladden": animate, beatify, bless, boost, brighten, buoy up, cheer, comfort, console, delectate, delight, elate, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, give a lift, gratify, happify, hearten, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, liven, make happy, pick up, pleasure, quicken, rejoice, rejoice the heart, solace, vitalize, vivify
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