gladden Copy link Outline 1. hĭlăro, exhĭlăro, 12. laetĭfĭco, 1 (rare)3. expr. by laetĭtia, and a verb • gladden: 1. hĭlăro, exhĭlăro, 1: v. to cheer. 2. laetĭfĭco, 1 (rare): the sun g.s the earth, sol terram l. [ut cum coelo hilarata videatur], Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102: Pl. 3. expr. by laetĭtia, and a verb: e. g., laetitia aliquem afficere, Cic. Mil. 28, 78; laetitia efferre (to transport), Cic. Fam. 2, 10, init.: v. joy.