joke vs regale

joke

verb
  • To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously. 

  • To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with. 

noun
  • An amusing story. 

  • The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one 

  • A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham. 

  • Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected. 

  • Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. 

regale

verb
  • To please or entertain (someone). 

  • To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh. 

  • To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. 

noun
  • A feast, a meal. 

How often have the words joke and regale occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )