GLADDEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does gladden mean? • GLADDEN (verb)
The verb GLADDEN has 2 senses:
1. make glad or happy
2. become glad or happy
Familiarity information: GLADDEN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GLADDEN (verb)
Meaning:
Make glad or happy
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
gladden; joy
Cause:
gladden (become glad or happy)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gladden"):
overjoy (cause to feel extremely joyful or happy)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Antonym:
sadden (make unhappy)
Meaning:
Become glad or happy
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Hypernyms (to "gladden" is one way to...):
joy; rejoice (feel happiness or joy)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
The good news will gladden her
Antonym:
sadden (come to feel sad)
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