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Victual (Verb)

Take in nourishment.

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Travelers were forced to victual sparingly due to the lack of food sources in the desert.
The weary hikers found a small stream and stopped to victual, replenishing their energy levels.
After a long illness, the patient was finally able to victual normally, without intravenous feeding.
Throughout the grueling marathon, runners stopped at aid stations to victual with bananas and energy bars.
The young orphan had to victual on scraps for weeks until the charity organization stepped in to provide food.

Supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The small island community was victualed by a passing ship every few months.
During times of crisis, the government made sure to victual the most vulnerable members of society.
The expedition team was victualed for several weeks by the local villagers before embarking on their journey.
A relief effort was launched to victual the survivors of the natural disaster.
The charity worked to victual the refugees who had fled their homes due to conflict.

Lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The cargo ship was required to victual before embarking on the transatlantic journey to ensure adequate food supply.
The crew worked tirelessly to victual the yacht with enough non-perishable items for their month-long sailing trip.
As a precautionary measure, the expedition team made sure to victual their base camp with sufficient food and water before venturing into the wilderness.
After docking at the port, the merchant ship was permitted to victual with fresh vegetables and fruits in preparation for the long haul.
The naval fleet had to victual at the military base before setting off on their overseas mission to maintain operational efficiency.