First Known Use: circa 1656
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1regale
verb re·gale \ri-ˈgāl\
re·galedre·gal·ing
Definition of REGALE
transitive verb
1
: to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
2
: to give pleasure or amusement to <regaled us with tall tales>
intransitive verb
: to feast oneself : feed
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Origin of REGALE
French régaler, from Middle French, from regale, noun
Rhymes with REGALE
abseil, airmail, all hail, assail, avail, bake sale, bangtail, blackmail, blacktail, bobtail, broadscale, broadtail, bucktail, bud scale, canaille, cattail, chain mail, coattail, cocktail, contrail, curtail, derail, detail, doornail, dovetail, downscale, ducktail, e-mail, entail, exhale, fan mail, fantail, female, fife rail, fire sale, fishtail, folktale, foresail, foxtail, fresh gale, full-scale, gapped scale, Glendale, gray scale, greenmail, guardrail, Hallel, handrail, hangnail, headsail, hightail, hobnail, horntail, horsetail, impale, inhale, junk mail, Longueuil, lugsail, mainsail, mare's tail, Mondale, moon snail, oxtail, pass-fail, percale, pigtail, pintail, pinwale, plate rail, pot ale, prevail, rattail, resale, rescale, retail, right whale, ringtail, Sangreal, Scottsdale, sea kale, shavetail, shirttail, skysail, slop pail, small-scale, snail mail, soft hail, split rail, springtail, spritsail, square sail, staysail, strong gale, surveil, swordtail, taffrail, tag sale, telltale, third rail, thumbnail, timescale, toenail, topsail, travail, trysail, unnail, unveil, upscale, ventail, voice mail, wage scale, wagtail, wassail, whiptail, white sale, whitetail, white whale, whole gale, wholesale, yard sale
2regale
noun
Definition of REGALE
1
: a sumptuous feast
2
: a choice piece especially of food
Origin of REGALE
French régal, from Middle French regale, from re- + galer to have a good time — more at gallant
First Known Use: 1670
REGALE Defined for Kids
regale
verb re·gale \ri-ˈgāl\
re·galedre·gal·ing
Definition of REGALE for Kids
: to give pleasure or amusement to <He regaled his guests with stories.>
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