| visit (ˈvɪzɪt) |
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| —vb (usually foll by with) , -its, -iting, -ited |
| 1. | to go or come to see (a person, place, etc) |
| 2. | to stay with (someone) as a guest |
| 3. | to go or come to (an institution, place, etc) for the purpose of inspecting or examining |
| 4. | (tr) (of a disease, disaster, etc) to assail; afflict |
| 5. | (tr; foll by upon or on) to inflict (punishment, etc): the judge visited his full anger upon the defendant |
| 6. | archaic to afflict or plague (with punishment, etc) |
| 7. | informal (US), (Canadian) (often foll by with) to chat or converse (with someone) |
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| —n |
| 8. | the act or an instance of visiting |
| 9. | a stay as a guest |
| 10. | a professional or official call |
| 11. | a formal call for the purpose of inspection or examination |
| 12. | international law the right of an officer of a belligerent state to stop and search neutral ships in war to verify their nationality and ascertain whether they carry contraband: the right of visit and search |
| 13. | informal (US), (Canadian) a friendly talk or chat |
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| [C13: from Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to see] |
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| 'visitable |
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| —adj |