regale

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  1. transitive verb To provide with great enjoyment; entertain. See Synonyms at amuse.
  2. transitive verb To entertain sumptuously with food and drink; provide a feast for.
  3. intransitive verb To feast.
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  • I have ordered, as a regale, a mutton chop and a bottle of ale. —  Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5
  • When he was young, Nasia's father would regale him with stories about the Cham. —  KI Media
  • Ask any Toyota owner and they'll regale you with tales about their near-infallible vehicles.
  • The evening´s shows will simmer with the Cuban and Latin jazz of the Rodriguez Brothers, the burnin´ post-bop trumpet of Ambrose Akinmusire (a former MJF Next Generation Jazz Orchestra member) and regale in a special tribute from Conrad Herwig´s Latin Side All-Star Band, playing the music of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. —  California Chronicle
  • At least Joe didn't regale us with another big BS story about being "forced down" by millions of Al Qaeda bullets and RPGs, surrounded by angry natives with pitchforks and nearly interrogated until he finally had to admit that he plagiarized some other guy's story. —  Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..
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regalement ·  valore ·  nullius ·  semplice ·  altrui ·  frate ·  cupit ·  ritratto ·  affetto ·  carro ·  viaggio ·  praeclarum

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regale:   regaled
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  1. French régaler, from Old French regal, feast, from gale (influenced by se rigoler, to amuse oneself), from galer, to make merry.

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  1. from Old French regaler, regaller, French régaler, entertain, regale (=Spanish regalar, entertain, caress, fondle, pet, =Portuguese regalar, entertain, charm, please, =Italian regalare, entertain, treat); of doubtful origin: (a) in one view orig. ‘treat like a king,’ ‘treat royally,’ from regal, royal (cf. Old French regaler, regaller, take by royal authority) (see regal); (b) in another view, literally ‘rejoice oneself,’ from re- + galer, rejoice: see gala; (c) the Spanish is identified by Diez with regalar, melt, from Latin regelare, melt, thaw, warm, literally ‘unfreeze,’ from re-, back, + gelare, freeze: see congeal, and cf. regelation; (d) cf. Old French regaler, regaller, divide or share equally, distribute, equalize, from re- + egal, equal: see egal, equal.
  2. from French régal, also régale, a banquet, amusement, pleasure-party (=Spanish Portuguese Italian regalo, a present, gift: see regalia, regalio), from régaler, regale, entertain: see regale, v.
  3. =Old French regale, French régale =Spanish regale =Italian regalia, a royal privilege, prerogative, from Middle Latin regale, royal power or prerogative, regalia, plural (also as feminine singular), royal powers, royal prerogatives, the ensigns of royalty, etc., neuter of Latin regalis; regal, royal: see regal.
 

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