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gladden

glad·den [ gládd'n ] (past and past participle glad·dened, present participle glad·den·ing, 3rd person present singular glad·dens)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
be or make happy: to feel cheerful and hopeful, or cause somebody to feel cheerful and hopeful
It gladdens my heart to hear that.

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