regale vs cater

regale and cater both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
regale	No	No	Yes	No
cater	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cater is a hypernym of regale; that is, cater is a word with a broader meaning than regale:

regale: provide with choice or abundant food or drink
cater: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of regale include ply, provide, supply.

regale (verb)	cater (verb)
provide with choice or abundant food or drink	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
	supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets