Engladden

/ɪnˈɡlædən/ verb

Definition

To make glad; to gladden or bring joy to someone.

Etymology

From en- + gladden (itself from glad + -en, a verb-forming suffix). This creates a reinforced version of 'gladden,' though both words mean essentially the same thing.

Kelly Says

Medieval writers loved stacking prefixes and suffixes like this—'engladden' instead of just 'gladden'—but English speakers pruned these redundancies over time, keeping only what felt natural to say.

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