Definition for GLAD'DEN

GLAD'DEN, v.t. [glad'n; Sax. gladian; Dan. glæder; Sw. glädia.]

To make glad; to cheer; to please; to exhilarate. The news of peace gladdens our hearts. Churches will every where gladden his eye, and hymns of praise vibrate upon his ear. Dwight.

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