Gladden

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gladden
    v 1: make glad or happy [syn: {gladden}, {joy}] [ant: {sadden}]
    2: become glad or happy [ant: {sadden}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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         A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
                                                  --Addison.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i.
   To be or become glad; to rejoice.
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         The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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