Verb: gladden gla-d(u)n
- Make glad or happy
"The surprise party gladdened her heart";
- joy
- Become glad or happy
"His face gladdened at the sight of his children"
Derived forms: gladdened, gladdening, gladdens
Type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, joy, kindle, provoke, raise, rejoice
Antonym: sadden
Encyclopedia: Gladden, WA