regale
Wine and dine
To regale is to entertain or delight someone, typically with stories, food, or drink.
The word carries a sense of lavish hospitality or captivating narration: He regaled us with tales of his travels, The host regaled her guests with fine wine and conversation.
There's often an element of holding someone's attention at length.
Cause light enjoyment
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- divertCause to change course
- entertainAmuse or host
- enchantMagically captivate someone
charm · captivate · merriment · laughter · mirth · jest · wit · humor
Formal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- delicaciesChoice, refined foods
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
gourmet · platters · appetizers · desserts · gastronomy · epicurean · sommelier · sumptuous
Skilled storyteller
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- narrativeAccount of events
narrator · recount · relate · chronicle · saga · legend · fable · folklore
One receiving guests
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- warmthHeat you feel
graciousness · cordiality · reception · conviviality · treat · accommodate · comfort · attentiveness
amuse
Cause light enjoyment
enchant · charm · captivate · merriment · laughter · mirth · jest · wit · humor · comedy
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- delicaciesChoice, refined foods
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
cuisine · gourmet · platters · appetizers · desserts · gastronomy · epicurean · sommelier · sumptuous · lavish
raconteur
Skilled storyteller
narrative · narrator · recount · relate · chronicle · saga · legend · fable · folklore · myth
host
One receiving guests
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- generosityReadiness to give freely
warmth · graciousness · cordiality · reception · conviviality · treat · accommodate · comfort · attentiveness · courtesy
- tall talesPaul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett
- digressionsdigression, tangent, aside, sidetrack, detour
- royal regaliaMonarch's official ceremonial objects
- full regalia
- academic regaliaCeremonial university garments
- regal bearingNoble, dignified carriage
- military regaliaArmed forces ceremonial ornaments
- regal appearanceNoble, dignified look