visiting

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vis·it

   [viz-it]
verb (used with object)
1.
to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
2.
to stay with as a guest.
3.
to come or go to: to visit a church for prayer.
4.
to go to for the purpose of official inspection or examination: a general visiting his troops.
5.
to come to in order to comfort or aid: to visit the sick.
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6.
to come upon; assail; afflict: The plague visited London in 1665.
7.
to cause trouble, suffering, etc., to come to: to visit him with sorrows.
8.
to access, as a Web site.
9.
to inflict, as punishment, vengeance, etc. (often followed by on or upon).
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verb (used without object)
10.
to make a visit.
11.
to talk or chat casually: to visit on the phone with a friend.
12.
to inflict punishment.

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noun
13.
the act of or an instance of visiting: a nice, long visit.
14.
a chat or talk: We had a good visit on the way back from the grocery store.
15.
a call paid to a person, family, etc.
16.
a stay or sojourn as a guest.
17.
an official inspection or examination.
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18.
the act of an officer of a belligerent nation in boarding a vessel in order to ascertain the nature of its cargo, its nationality, etc.: the right of visit and search.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English visiten (v.) (< Old French visiter) < Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere to go to see, itself frequentative of vidēre to see

Related forms
in·ter·vis·it, verb (used without object)
non·vis·it·ing, adjective
pre·vis·it, noun, verb
re·vis·it, verb, noun
un·vis·it·ed, adjective
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un·vis·it·ing, adjective
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Can be confused: visit, visitation.
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visiting

noun
the activity of making visits; "the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services" 
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