visit

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Synonyms: visir, visct, isit, visio, visi, wisit, vismt, vist, vivit

Antonyms: visir, visct, isit, visio, visi, wisit, vismt, vist, vivit

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To habitually [[go]] to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to [[comfort]] them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To go and [[meet]] (a person) as an act of [[friendliness]] or [[sociability]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} Of God: to [[appear]] to (someone) to [[comfort]], [[bless]], or [[chastise]] or [[punish]] them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|transitive|now|rare}} To [[punish]], to inflict [[harm]] {{m|en|upon}} (someone or something). {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to [[afflict]] (someone). {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To inflict [[punishment]], [[vengeance]] for (an offense) {{m|en|on}} or {{m|en|upon}} someone. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for [[worship]]. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[go]] to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}

Noun

1. A single act of [[visit#Verb|visiting]].
2. {{lb|en|medicine|insurance}} A [[meeting]] with a [[doctor]] at their [[surgery]] or the doctor's at one's [[home]].

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