GLADDENED

gladdened, exhilarated

(adjective) made joyful; “the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

gladdened

simple past tense and past participle of gladden

Source: Wiktionary


GLADDEN

Glad"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gladdening.] Etym: [See Glad, v. t.]

Definition: To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.

Glad"den, v. i.

Definition: To be or become glad; to rejoice. The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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