victual

verb

Definition of victualnext
1
as in to feed
to provide food or meals for the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown

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2
as in to eat
to take a meal that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison

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Recent Examples of victual Scholars long thought that the capability to construct and victual a watercraft and then navigate it to a distant coast arrived only with advent of agriculture and animal domestication. — Andrew Lawler, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victual
  1. feed
  2. eat
  3. board
  4. dine
  5. provision
Verb
  • For years, brands have worked to both feed into and embed themselves in culture.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Over 38 days, a selection of adult male mice alternated days of feeding with days without access to food.
    — Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of feed
Verb
  • The quality of your diet is more important than fasting; eating nutrient-rich foods like fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats supports brain health.
    — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Where to eat and drink The 1947 classic Cattlemen's Steak House, which was given a new life—along with a members-only club in its basement—by mega-producer Taylor Sheridan, features modern steakhouse go-tos.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of eat
Verb
  • In addition to the leads and director Foy, Amazon MGM Studios has boarded Hivemind, with plans to stream the film internationally on Prime Video.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Residents boarded buses earlier Tuesday to head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to cheer the players on in person.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of board
Verb
  • The ship’s Nautilus Club on the 11th deck is a comfortable space, open most of the day, for kids aged 6 to 17 to hang out while their parents dine or hang out alone.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • People dine in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in a shopping mall complex in Beijing on March 13, 2025.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dine
Verb
  • Against that, Cast AI’s telemetry across tens of thousands of enterprise clusters found average GPU use at 5% of what had been provisioned, measured across a full day.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Freshly provisioned, my payload equaled a third of my own weight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of provision

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“Victual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victual. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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