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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. provide with choice or abundant food or drink;
- Example: "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"
- Example: "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
[syn: regale, treat]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Regale \Re*ga"le\ (r?*g?"l?), n. [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. r['e]gale. See Regal.] A prerogative of royalty. [R.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Regale \Re*gale"\ (r?*g?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regaled (-g?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regaling.] [F. r['e]galer, 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 enerta?n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Regale \Re*gale"\, v. i. To feast; t? fare sumtuously. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Regale \Re*gale"\, n. [F. r['e]gal. See Regale, v. t.] A sumptuous repast; a banquet. --Johnson. Cowper. [1913 Webster] Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale. --E. E. Hale. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

regale v 1: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" [syn: regale, treat]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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