regale
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German begalen (“to charm; enchant”), English gale (“to sing; charm”). Compare also English gala.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
regale (plural regales)
Translations[edit]
a feast, meal
Verb[edit]
regale (third-person singular simple present regales, present participle regaling, simple past and past participle regaled)
- (transitive) To please or entertain (someone). [from 17th c.]
- 2014 June 26, A. A. Dowd, “Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Spoof Rom-com Clichés in They Came Together”, in The A.V. Club[1], archived from the original on 7 December 2017:
- You’ve Got Mail is certainly the basic model for the plot, which finds corporate candy shill Joel ([Paul] Rudd) and indie-sweetshop owner Molly ([Amy] Poehler) regaling their dinner companions with the very long, digressive story of how they met and fell in love.
- (transitive) To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To feast (on, with something). [17th-19th c.]
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, V:
- she hardly lets a Week pass without making the Lady Abbess and her Nuns a Visit, to regale with a Cup of burnt Brandy.
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, V:
- (figuratively, transitive) To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
- to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear
Translations[edit]
to please someone with entertainment
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to provide a meal and entertainment
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin rēgālis, rēgālem. Doublet of reale.
Adjective[edit]
regale (masculine and feminine plural regali)
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rēgāle
- nominative neuter singular of rēgālis
- accusative neuter singular of rēgālis
- vocative neuter singular of rēgālis
References[edit]
- regale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Polish[edit]
Noun[edit]
regale m
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
regale
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