Word of the Day (Tuesday September 9, 2008) regale \rih-GAY(uh)L\, transitive verb: Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/9b4Ot 1. To entertain with something that delights. 2. To entertain sumptuously with fine food and drink. intransitive verb: 1. 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, 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", 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, Anna Karenina, translated by Constance Garnett Regale comes from French régaler, "to entertain." It is related to gallant. --

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