See gladden on Wiktionary
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
"word": "प्रीणाति"
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
"word": "contentar"
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
"word": "glädja"
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"roman": "ráduvaty",
"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
"tags": [
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"roman": "poráduvaty",
"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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"roman": "tíšyty",
"sense": "to cause to become more glad",
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