victualed

verb

variants or victualled
past tense of victual
1
as in fed
to provide food or meals for the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victualed
  1. fed
  2. ate
  3. boarded
  4. dined
  5. catered
Verb
  • Whole hogs, widely available and suitable for slow, open-fire cooking that fed large communal gatherings, became central to the area’s emerging cuisine.
    — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • After each cleaning session, the larvae were fed fruit or vegetable peels, since feeding only on flesh can prevent the superworms from molting or even hasten their death.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Definition of fed
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of ate
Verb
  • On Thursday, windows and doors at the formerly wide-open home, about 60 miles southeast of Columbus, had been boarded up.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Challenge accepted While visitors boarded the ships to learn about foreign cultures, sailors operating the vessels found their own ways to connect with their international counterparts.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of boarded
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  • One such group in the spirit of things dined in red, white and blue party hats from the kids to grandpa.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • My family dined here on the evening of Friday 12th June.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Definition of dined
Verb
  • Chandeliers lit up the inside of the venue, while one of Swift's favorite restaurants, Sartiano’s, catered.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • Meta hosted a beautiful evening party right on the beach, catered by the wildly viral Cedric Grolet.
    — Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of catered
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“Victualed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victualed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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