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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
affect, aggrieve, beat down, cast down, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, deject, depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, distress, grieve, knock down, lower, lower the spirits, melt, melt the heart, move, oppress, press, press down, reach, sink, soften, sorrow, touch, weigh down, weigh heavy upon, weigh upon
Dictionary Results for sadden:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sadden
    v 1: make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me" [ant:
         gladden, joy]
    2: come to feel sad [ant: gladden]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sadden \Sad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddened; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Saddening.]
   To make sad. Specifically:
   (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.]
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             Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great
             prejudice it doth to clay lands.     --Mortimer.
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   (b) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.
   (c) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or
       sorrowful.
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             Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. --Pope.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sadden \Sad"den\, v. i.
   To become, or be made, sad. --Tennyson.
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