Word of the Day for Saturday July 23, 2005 regale \rih-GAY(uh)L\, transitive verb: 1. To entertain with something that delights. 2. To entertain sumptuously with fine food and drink. intransitive verb: To feast. noun: 1. A sumptuous feast. 2. A choice food; a delicacy. 3. Refreshment. If I've been away, and the boys do remember to ask about my trip, I remark on their thoughtfulness by saying, 'Thanks for asking!' and then regale them with stories about my journey. --Lucy Calkins, [1]Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide He might also regale them with tales of how his Magic team beat Jordan's Bulls, 108-102, in Game 6 to win their four-of-seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series before a stunned crowd of 24,332 tonight at the United Center. --"Bulls Burst in the Air as Magic Moves On," [2]New York Times, May 19, 1995 Levin settled his guests in the dense, cool shade of the young aspens on a bench and some stumps purposely put there for visitors to the bee-house who might be afraid of the bees, and he went off himself to the hut to get bread, cucumbers, and fresh honey, to regale them with. --Leo Tolstoy, [3]Anna Karenina, translated by Constance Garnett _________________________________________________________ Regale comes from French régaler, "to entertain." It is related to gallant. References 1. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738200247/ref=nosim/lexico 2. http://www.nytimes.com/ 3. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080959322X/ref=nosim/lexico Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=regale