happify

present singular third person happifies · participle present happifying · participle past happified · past happified

1. intransitivetransitiveTo make happy.

   May 26, 1872: John Taylor, "Journal of Discourses" That which is light, intelligence, intelligent, happifying and glorious to us, is confusion and darkness to them.

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   1898-1908: Ida Husted Harper, The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony Now, Ladies, all we would do is to do all in our power, both individually and collectively, to harmonize and happify our Social system.

   June 15, 1846: William B. Ide, Proclamation of the California Republic The Commander in Chief of the Troops assembled at the Fortress of Sonoma...declares that he believes that a Government to be prosperous and happyfying in its tendency must originate with its people who are friendly to its existence.

   Synonyms: blissen, elate, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer