Blithen

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make glad or blithe; gladden. transitive

    "When we entered the parlour, which had been so often blithened with the jocose spirit of its defunct mistress, we confess that our emotions were almost too great for our fortitude, […]"

  2. 2
    To become glad or blithe; gladden. intransitive

    "The villages blithened when he came; […]"

Synonyms

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cheer updelighthappyliven uprejoice

Example

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"When we entered the parlour, which had been so often blithened with the jocose spirit of its defunct mistress, we confess that our emotions were almost too great for our fortitude, […]"

Etymology

From blithe + -en.

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