'Regale' definitions:
Definition of 'regale'
(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: regale, treat]
Definition of 'Regale'
From: GCIDE
- Regale \Re*gale"\ (r?*g?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regaled (-g?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regaling.] [F. r['e]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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Regale'
From: GCIDE
- Regale \Re*gale"\, v. i. To feast; t? fare sumtuously. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Regale'
From: GCIDE
- Regale \Re*gale"\, n. [F. r['e]gal. See Regale, v. t.] A sumptuous repast; a banquet. --Johnson. Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale. --E. E. Hale. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Regale'
From: GCIDE
- Regale \Re*ga"le\ (r?*g?"l?), n. [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. r['e]gale. See Regal.] A prerogative of royalty. [R.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'regale'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allay,
- amuse,
- animate,
- appease,
- assuage,
- banquet,
- beguile,
- bewitch,
- board,
- brace,
- brace up,
- bread,
- brisk,
- brisken,
- buck up,
- captivate,
- charm,
- cheer,
- chirk up,
- convulse,
- delight,
- dine,
- divert,
- do justice to,
- eat heartily,
- eat up,
- enchant,
- enliven,
- enrapture,
- entertain,
- entrance,
- exhilarate,
- fascinate,
- feast,
- feed,
- fodder,
- forage,
- fortify,
- fracture one,
- fresh up,
- freshen,
- freshen up,
- grass,
- gratify,
- graze,
- indulge,
- invigorate,
- kill,
- knock dead,
- loosen up,
- meat,
- mess,
- pasture,
- perk up,
- pick up,
- please,
- polish the platter,
- provision,
- put it away,
- quench,
- quicken,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- reanimate,
- recreate,
- refresh,
- refreshen,
- reinvigorate,
- relax,
- renew,
- revive,
- revivify,
- sate,
- satiate,
- satisfy,
- set up,
- slake,
- slay,
- solace,
- spellbind,
- spread,
- stimulate,
- sustain,
- tickle,
- titillate,
- vivify,
- wine and dine,
- wow