English Explanatory Dictionary

begladden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.

Word forms

begladden begladdens begladdening begladdened

Etymology

From be- (“about, all over”) + gladden.

Synonyms

cheer up hearten beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright cheer fetch cherish content delight elate elevate enbliss exhilarate fain gay gladden gladden someone's heart gratify happify happy jollify laetificate light up make someone's day perk up please raise someone's spirits rejoice turn the frown upside down upcheer warm someone's heart warm the cockles of someone's heart
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