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Webster 1913 Edition

Regale

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Re-ga′le

(rē̍-gā′lē̍)
,
Noun.
[LL.
regale
, pl.
regalia
, fr. L.
regalis
: cf. F.
régale
. See
Regal
.]
A prerogative of royalty.
[R.]
Johnson.

Re-gale′

(rē̍-gāl′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Regaled
(rē̍-gāld′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Regaling
.]
[F.
régaler
, 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 entertain in a regal or sumptuous manner; to entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh;
as, to
regale
the taste, the eye, or the ear
.

Re-gale′

,
Verb.
I.
To feast; to fare sumtuously.

Re-gale′

,
Noun.
[F.
régal
. See
Regale
,
Verb.
T.
]
A sumptuous repast; a banquet.
Johnson. Cowper.
Two baked custards were produced as additions to the
regale
.
E. E. Hale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Regale

REGA'LE

,
Noun.
The prerogative of monarchy.

REGA'LE

,
Noun.
[See the verb, below.] A magnificent entertainment or treat given to embassadors and other persons of distinction.

REGA'LE

,
Verb.
T.
[Eng. gale, gallant, jolly; Gr.]
To refresh; to entertain with something that delights; to gratify, as the senses; as, to regale the taste, the eye or the ear. The birds of the forest regale us with their songs.

REGA'LE

,
Verb.
T.
To feast; to fare sumptuously.

Definition 2024

Regale

Regale

See also: regale, régalé, régale, and regalé

German

Noun

Regale

  1. plural of Regal

regale

regale

See also: Regale, régalé, régale, and regalé

English

Noun

regale ‎(plural regales)

  1. A feast, meal.

Translations

Verb

regale ‎(third-person singular simple present regales, present participle regaling, simple past and past participle regaled)

  1. (transitive) To please or entertain (someone). [from 17th c.]
    • 26 June 2014, A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together
      You’ve Got Mail is certainly the basic model for the plot, which finds corporate candy shill Joel (Rudd) and indie-sweetshop owner Molly (Poehler) regaling their dinner companions with the very long, digressive story of how they met and fell in love.
  2. (transitive) To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. [from 17th c.]
  3. (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.
  4. (figuratively) To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
    to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear

Translations

Italian

Adjective

regale m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural regali)

  1. royal
  2. regal

Related terms

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

rēgāle

  1. nominative neuter singular of rēgālis
  2. accusative neuter singular of rēgālis
  3. vocative neuter singular of rēgālis

References

Polish

Noun

regale m

  1. locative singular of regał
  2. vocative singular of regał

Spanish

Verb

regale

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of regalar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of regalar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of regalar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːlə

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