Noah Webster
Gladden
GLAD'DEN, verb transitive glad'n. 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.
GLAD'DEN, verb intransitive glad'n. To become glad; to rejoice.
So shall your country ever gladden at the sound of your voice.