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verb (used with object)
1.
to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
2.
to entertain with choice food or drink.
verb (used without object)
3.
to feast.
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Regale
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is revere. Does it mean:
| fall or slip back into a former state, practice |
| regard with respect tinged with awe |
Origin:
1650–60; < French régaler, derivative of régal(e), Old French rigale, derivative of gale festivity (with prefix of rigoler to amuse oneself), derivative of galer to make merry; see gallant
1650–60; < French régaler, derivative of régal(e), Old French rigale, derivative of gale festivity (with prefix of rigoler to amuse oneself), derivative of galer to make merry; see gallant
Related forms
re·gale·ment, noun
re·gal·er, noun
un·re·galed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Diamond-Lace may regale her chosen guests in midwinter.
- Still, parents would be ill-advised to regale their loved ones with this dark read.
- Despite the naïveté many tour guides display, there are still those who can regale visitors with eye-popping tales of their youth.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | regale1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a sumptuous feast; a choice food |
| Etymology: | Middle French re- + galer 'to have a good time' |
| Main Entry: | regale1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to entertain with sumptuous food and drink |
| Etymology: | Middle French re- + galer 'to have a good time' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | regale2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the rights and privileges of royalty |
| Etymology: | Middle French re- + galer 'to have a good time' |
| Main Entry: | regale2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to offer pleasure or amusement to |
| Etymology: | Middle French re- + galer 'to have a good time' |
| Usage: | transitive |
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Word Origin & History
regale
1656, from Fr. régaler "to entertain or feast," from O.Fr. rigale, from gale "merriment," from galer "make merry" (see gallant). Influenced in O.Fr. by se rigoler "amuse oneself, rejoice," of unknown origin. It. regalo is from Fr.
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