[ 'vɪt(ə)l ]
dated
■ noun ( ~s ) food or provisions.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 provide with food or other stores.
2》 archaic eat.
Origin
ME: from OFr. vitaille , from late L. ~ia , neut. plural of L. ~is , from victus 'food'; the pronunciation still represents the early spelling vittel .