regaled

  • 1Regaled — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2regaled — re·gale || rɪ geɪl v. make happy, please, delight; entertain with a feast, host at a party …

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  • 3regale — UK [rɪˈɡeɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms regale : present tense I/you/we/they regale he/she/it regales present participle regaling past tense regaled past participle regaled 1) to entertain someone with a story regale someone with something …

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  • 4regale — I. verb (regaled; regaling) Etymology: French régaler, from Middle French, from regale, noun Date: circa 1656 transitive verb 1. to entertain sumptuously ; feast with delicacies 2. to give pleasure or amusement to < regaled us with tall tale …

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  • 6regale — re|gale [ rı geıl ] verb transitive 1. ) to entertain someone with stories: regale someone with something: At dinner Grandpa regaled us with tales of his youth. 2. ) to give someone a lot to eat and drink: regale someone with something: The&#8230; …

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  • 7regale — [[t]rɪge͟ɪl[/t]] regales, regaling, regaled VERB If someone regales you with stories or jokes, they tell you a lot of them, whether you want to hear them or not. [V n with n] He was constantly regaled with tales of woe …

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  • 8regale — verb 1) they were lavishly regaled Syn: entertain, wine and dine, fête, feast, serve, feed 2) he regaled her with colorful stories Syn: entertain, amuse, divert, delight, fascinate …

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  • 9re|gal´er — re|gale «rih GAYL», verb, galed, gal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to entertain very well; delight with something pleasing: »The old sailor regaled the boys with sea stories. 2. to entertain or refresh with a choice meal. –v.i. to feast: »The children&#8230; …

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  • 10re|gale´ment — re|gale «rih GAYL», verb, galed, gal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to entertain very well; delight with something pleasing: »The old sailor regaled the boys with sea stories. 2. to entertain or refresh with a choice meal. –v.i. to feast: »The children&#8230; …

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