Definitions

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  • verb transitive To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.

Etymologies

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

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Examples

  • 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.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • 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.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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