happify

To make happy.

Verb

  1. To make happy.
    • 1898-1908: Ida Husted Harper, The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony Now, Ladies, all we would do is to do all in our power, both individually and collectively, to harmonize and happify our Social system.
    • May 26, 1872: John Taylor, "Journal of Discourses" That which is light, intelligence, intelligent, happifying and glorious to us, is confusion and darkness to them.
    • June 15, 1846: William B. Ide, Proclamation of the California Republic The Commander in Chief of the Troops assembled at the Fortress of Sonoma...declares that he believes that a Government to be prosperous and...

    Synonyms: blissen elate beatify enrapture begladden bright cheer fetch cheer up cherish content delight elevate enbliss exhilarate fain gay gladden gladden someone's heart gratify happify happy hearten jollify

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kob-der. Proto-Germanic *hampą Old Norse happbor. Middle English hap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English happy English happy English -fy English happify From happy + -fy.

Forms

happifies happifying happified