begladden

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verb

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

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Meanings

verbbegladden (third-person singular simple present begladdens, present participle begladdening, simple past and past participle begladdened)

present singular third person begladdens · participle present begladdening · participle past begladdened · past begladdened

  1. transitiveTo gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.

    Such a hope would begladden the heart of the most insipid.

    2005, Gregory Claeys, Owenite Socialism: 1832-1837
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    So acquaint me with the facts of the case for naught shall befal thee save that which shall begladden thee; and, when thou shalt have spoken sooth, fear not harm shall betide thee.

    2008, Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights

    Ruler of night and day begladdens thee with songs of rapture enclosed

    2012, The Footladder of Notes Divine - Book 3 (2002) - Clover, storage.cloversites.com/.../The%20Footladder%20-%20Book%203%20(2002)%20PDF_2.pdf

    Synonyms: cheer up, hearten, beatify, enrapture, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.

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cheer upheartenbeatifyenraptureblissenbrightcheerfetchcheer upcherishcontentdelightelateelevateenblissexhilaratefaingaygladden
Also see
beatifyblissencheercheer upcherishcontentdelightelateelevateenblissfaingladdengladden someone's heartgratifyhappifyhappyheartenjollifylaetificatelight upmake someone's dayperk uppleaseraise someone's spiritsrejoiceturn the frown upside downupcheerwarm someone's heartwarm the cockles of someone's heart

Origin

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

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APA

begladden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begladden

MLA

“begladden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begladden. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begladden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begladden.

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