Definition of "gladden" []

• To make glad. See Synonyms at please. (verb-transitive)
• Archaic To be glad. (verb-intransitive)

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• "If it does happen, there will be for the very first time in Europe Conservatives and Unionists representing all four parts of the United Kingdom as a single grouping in Brussels - that's a fact which will surely gladden every true Unionist heart."
• "In some ways this federal Europe would gladden the hearts of the founding fathers of European integration."
• "Cockerington Princess, champion of her own sex, also came to gladden our eyes, while the converting into stables of theretofore unused stone winery buildings went apace ...."