Gladden
/ˈɡlædn̩/ name, verb
name, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cause (something) to become more glad. transitive
"A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, / Yet let us think upon the vernal showers / That gladden the green earth, and we shall find / A pleasure in the dimness of the stars."
- 2 become glad or happy wordnet
- 3 To become more glad in one's disposition. archaic, intransitive
- 4 make glad or happy wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, / Yet let us think upon the vernal showers / That gladden the green earth, and we shall find / A pleasure in the dimness of the stars."
Etymology
From glad + -en.