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victual

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[vit-l]

noun

  1. victuals, food supplies; provisions.

  2. food or provisions for human beings.



verb (used with object)

victualed, victualing , victualled, victualling .
  1. to supply with victuals.

verb (used without object)

victualed, victualing , victualled, victualling .
  1. to take or obtain victuals.

  2. Archaic.to eat or feed.

victual

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. to supply with or obtain victuals

  2. rare(intr) (esp of animals) to partake of victuals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • victualless adjective
  • revictual verb
  • unvictualed adjective
  • unvictualled adjective
  • ˈٳܲ- adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of victual1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English vitaille, from Anglo-French, Middle French vitail(l)e, Old French vituaille, from Late Latin ٳ “provisions,” noun use of neuter plural of Latin ٳ “pertaining to food,” equivalent to victu(s) “nourishment, way of living” ( vic-, variant stem of ī “to live” + -tus suffix of verb action) + - -al 1; modern spelling from Latin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of victual1

C14: from Old French vitaille, from Late Latin ٳ provisions, from Latin ٳ concerning food, from victus sustenance, from ī to live
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Example Sentences

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When it’s in the hands of cinematic chef and film critic Justin Chang, the visual victuals can be sumptuous.

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Now, home cooks follow restaurant chefs, hoping to glean the secrets of serving exceptional victuals.

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Project leaders said it was "an exciting opportunity to examine part of an early victualling yard".

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If there were a wandering victuals club — transporting loaded suitcases with bubble-wrapped jars, and brown paper sacks brimming with backyard garden goodies — Dr. Howard Conyers would be a member.

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He gushed forth praise for the Abbey victuals.

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