noun
Meaning 1
A feast, a meal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
regale
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/
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Canada, General-American: /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/
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Canada, General-American: /ɹəˈɡeɪl/
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Australian: /ɹɪˈɡæɪl/
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New-Zealand: /ɹəˈɡæɪl/
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rhymes with -eɪl
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 G EY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a choice article of food or drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
refreshment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
Meaning 4
To please or entertain (someone), especially with stories, tales or jokes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Please, regale us with your best tales!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To feast (on, with something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 7
To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Examples
- to regale the taste/the eye/the ear
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
- She treated her houseguests with good food every night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: treat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: provide, supply, ply, cater
Narrower terms: wine, alcoholize, feed, feast
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: забавлявам (zabavljavam) — to please someone with entertainment
- Czech: bavit — to please someone with entertainment
- Czech: obšťastňovat — to please someone with entertainment
- French: régaler — to please someone with entertainment
- German: ergötzen — to please someone with entertainment
- Italian: dilettare — to please someone with entertainment
- Māori: whakangahau — to please someone with entertainment
- Māori: whakaharakoa — to please someone with entertainment
- Māori: whakarekareka — to please someone with entertainment
- Polish: gościć — to please someone with entertainment
- Polish: ugaszczać — to please someone with entertainment
- Polish: ugościć — to please someone with entertainment
- Polish: raczyć — to please someone with entertainment
- Polish: uraczyć — to please someone with entertainment
- Russian: весели́ть (veselítʹ) — to please someone with entertainment
- Russian: развлека́ть (razvlekátʹ) — to please someone with entertainment
- Spanish: regalar — to please someone with entertainment
- Spanish: agasajar — to please someone with entertainment
- Spanish: gasajar — to please someone with entertainment
- Aromanian: filipsescu — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Aromanian: uspitedz — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Bulgarian: угощавам (ugoštavam) — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Czech: hostit — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Czech: častovat — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Dutch: onthalen — to provide a meal and entertainment
- French: régaler — to provide a meal and entertainment
- German: festlich bewirten — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Māori: taurima — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Polish: przyjmować wystawnie — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Polish: przyjąć wystawnie — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Romanian: ospăta — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Russian: угоща́ть (ugoščátʹ) — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Russian: по́тчевать (pótčevatʹ) — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Spanish: regalar — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Swedish: välfägna — to provide a meal and entertainment
- Turkish: ağarlamak — to provide a meal and entertainment
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