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regale
 
SYLLABICATION:re·gale
PRONUNCIATION:  r-gl
VERB:Inflected forms: re·galed, re·gal·ing, re·gales
TRANSITIVE VERB:1. To provide with great enjoyment; entertain. See synonyms at amuse. 2. To entertain sumptuously with food and drink; provide a feast for.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To feast.
NOUN:1. A great feast. 2. A choice food; a delicacy. 3. Refreshment.
ETYMOLOGY:French régaler, from Old French regal, feast, from gale (influenced by se rigoler, to amuse oneself), from galer, to make merry.
OTHER FORMS:re·galement —NOUN
 
 
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