unsadden en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + sadden.
Meanings
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(transitive) To relieve from sadness; to cheer up.
It unsaddens the melancholy, quickens the dull, awaketh the drowsie, &c.
1654, Richard Whitlock, Zootomia; Or, Observations on the Present Manners of the English:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsaddened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsaddened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unsaddening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsaddens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |