Boozer
06-18-04, 10:26PM
regale • \rih-GAIL\ • verb
transitive senses
1 : to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
2 : to give pleasure or amusement to
intransitive sense
: to feast oneself : feed
Example sentence:
We often stopped to visit our neighbor, knowing the garrulous man would regale us with hilarious tales of his boyhood adventures.
Did you know?
"Regale" has been a verb since at least 1656; it was adapted from the French "régaler," which has the same meaning as "regale." The French verb goes back to Middle French "galer," which means "to have a good time," and to Old French "gale," meaning "pleasure." ("Gala," meaning "a festive celebration," is from the same source.) "Regale" also has a history as a noun meaning "a sumptuous feast." That use dates back to at least 1670, when someone penned the following notice for posterity: "My Lord Duke will not be able to get away yet . . . , all the regales that are intended for him not being yet at an end." (The lord referred to is the Duke of Buccleuch, whose regales ended once and for all 15 years later when he was beheaded.)
I like to regale my friends when ever possible.
transitive senses
1 : to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
2 : to give pleasure or amusement to
intransitive sense
: to feast oneself : feed
Example sentence:
We often stopped to visit our neighbor, knowing the garrulous man would regale us with hilarious tales of his boyhood adventures.
Did you know?
"Regale" has been a verb since at least 1656; it was adapted from the French "régaler," which has the same meaning as "regale." The French verb goes back to Middle French "galer," which means "to have a good time," and to Old French "gale," meaning "pleasure." ("Gala," meaning "a festive celebration," is from the same source.) "Regale" also has a history as a noun meaning "a sumptuous feast." That use dates back to at least 1670, when someone penned the following notice for posterity: "My Lord Duke will not be able to get away yet . . . , all the regales that are intended for him not being yet at an end." (The lord referred to is the Duke of Buccleuch, whose regales ended once and for all 15 years later when he was beheaded.)
I like to regale my friends when ever possible.