Gladden

(glăd'dn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. GLADDENED; p. pr. & vb. n. GLADDENING.] [A-S. gladian; Dan. gläde, Sw. gläda, glädja, Icel. gladia. See supra.] To make glad; to cheer; to please; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.