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English Dictionary: regale by the DICT Development Group
4 results for regale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regale
v
  1. provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
    Synonym(s): regale, treat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Regale \Re*gale"\ (r?*g?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regaled}
      (-g?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regaling}.] [F. r[82]galer, Sp.
      regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L.
      regalare to thaw (cff. {Gelatin}), or cf. Sp. gala graceful,
      pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. {Gala}), or
      most likely from OF. galer to rejoice, gale pleasure.]
      To enerta[?]n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain
      with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to
      regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Regale \Re*gale"\, v. i.
      To feast; t[?] fare sumtuously.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Regale \Re*gale"\, n. [F. r[82]gal. See {Regale}, v. t.]
      A sumptuous repast; a banquet. --Johnson. Cowper.
  
               Two baked custards were produced as additions to the
               regale.                                                   --E. E. Hale.
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